Ohio Awards $50 Million for Broadband

BroadbandOhio will invest $50 million in a multi-county broadband expansion project, the Ohio governor’s office announced Thursday. A division of the Ohio Department of Development, BroadbandOhio will use grants from the federal Capital Project Fund for an initiative aimed at improving internet coverage at approximately 38,000 addresses in southwest Ohio. The project will total $110 million, with partner altafiber providing the remaining $60 million. BroadbandOhio-funded projects in Brown and Clermont counties must be completed by Dec. 31, 2026. Altafiber’s project will be in Adams County and must be completed within one year of the BroadbandOhio projects.