N.Y. Awards $70M for Broadband; Va. Pays Out $41M

Virginia and New York awarded tens of millions of dollars in broadband grants last week. New York awarded $70 million in federal funding through the state’s ConnectALL municipal infrastructure grant program, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Friday. The projects in total aim to extend 800 miles of public broadband to 25,000 homes and businesses, the governor’s office said. The cash comes from the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund. While the infrastructure will be publicly owned, private ISPs will provide the service. Earlier last week, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced about $41 million in broadband grants through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative for 10 projects that aim to extend high-speed internet to 20 localities. The state received 25 applications requesting more than $170 million in VATI funding, the governor’s office said.