Mich. Slates $238M for Broadband; Iowa Opens $149M Round

Michigan’s broadband office recommended $238 million in broadband infrastructure grants using money from the U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Fund (CPF). The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office said it selected 24 projects from 11 applicants; it received 154 applications from 40 applicants. The broadband office said the awarded projects aim to connect about 106,000 homes, businesses and institutions. Applicants committed more than $311 million in matching funds, it said. Whether the projects get any or some of the recommended funding depends on a 45-day comment and objection window that closes July 31, the office noted. Iowa is readying nearly $149 million in broadband grants through CPF, said Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) Monday. Applications will be accepted July 14 through Aug. 25, with decisions to be announced Sept. 22. It’s the eighth funding availability for Iowa, which awarded about $353 million in grants over the previous seven rounds.