Broadband Infrastructure
This program funds projects which make necessary investments to provide unserved or underserved locations with new or expanded broadband access, delivering reliable service with minimum 100 MBPS download/100 MBPS upload speeds, unless impracticable. The focus of such projects is on households and businesses without access to broadband and those with connections that do not provide minimally acceptable speeds.
Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by members of the Broadband Infrastructure Committee and state leaders, announced almost $408 million in preliminary awards which will provide communities, households, and businesses in 70 Georgia counties access to faster and more reliable broadband. These 49 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant projects represent an investment of more than $738 million in Georgia when matching funds are contributed.
OPB's Broadband Infrastructure project totals $414,805,004.59 across 36 awarded projects.
| Grant Application Name | Grantee | Awarded Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Altamaha EMC Last Mile Broadband Project | Altamaha Electric Membership Corporation | $ 6,570,821.40 |
| Baldwin County (Broadband Ready Community) Broadband Expansion | Baldwin County | $ 926,349.60 |
| Berrien County Broadband Expansion | Berrien County | $ 15,751,387.30 |
| Brooks County Broadband Expansion | Brooks County | $ 15,208,622.00 |
| Central Georgia EMC Fiber Broadband Network | Central Georgia EMC | $ 27,370,928.20 |
| Blake Elsberry | Chattooga County Commissioner | $ 3,344,805.20 |
| Colquitt County Broadband Expansion | Colquitt County | $ 23,499,489.20 |
| Cook County Broadband Expansion | Cook County | $ 12,011,620.50 |
| GA-0006341 | Development Authority of Dawson County | $ 1,465,883.10 |
| Lumpkin County Broadband Expansion | Development Authority of Lumpkin County | $ 4,084,513.40 |
| Early County Broadband Expansion | Early County | $ 12,534,212.90 |
| GA-0005824 | Elberton | $ 1,049,575.50 |
| GA-0005441 | Fannin County Development Authority | $ 3,314,933.60 |
| Flint Energies Georgia CSFRF Grant Application | Flint Electric Membership Corporation | $ 27,509,614.00 |
| Franklin-TruVista Broadband Project | Franklin County Board of Commissioners | $ 9,586,341.60 |
| GA-0005312 | Georgia Telephone Association d/b/a Georgia Telecommunications Association | $ 11,433,639.80 |
| Habersham County Broadband Expansion | Habersham County | $ 6,236,038.60 |
| Jenkins County Broadband | Jenkins County | $ 13,097,947.50 |
| Gilmer/Pickens Joint Development Authority Broadband Grant-ETC21 | Joint Development Authority of Gilmer and Pickens County | $ 23,560,599.70 |
| Lee County Broadband Expansion | Lee County Board of Commissioners | $ 13,795,365.10 |
| Lowndes County Broadband Expansion | Lowndes County | $ 23,962,357.10 |
| McDuffie County Rural Broadband Extension | McDuffie County | $ 4,199,284.10 |
| GA-0006417 | Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corporation | $ 20,814,027.62 |
| One Sumter Broadband Expansion/Pineland Communications Project | One Sumter Economic Development Foundation, Inc. | $ 27,923,060.00 |
| GA-0011808 Southern Rivers Energy | Southern Rivers Energy | $ 16,951,150.83 |
| Spectrum Southeast Rural Broadband Synergy Deployment Proposal | Spectrum Southeast LLC | $ 13,417,930.90 |
| Stephens-TruVista Broadband Project | Stephens County | $ 3,088,584.40 |
| Stewart County Broadband Expansion | Stewart County Commission | $ 7,328,513.50 |
| Terrell County Broadband Expansion | Terrell County | $ 10,605,947.00 |
| Thomas County Broadband Expansion | Thomas County Board of Commissioners | $ 7,524,332.20 |
| Twiggs County Broadband Expansion | Twiggs County | $ 5,126,930.60 |
| Union County Broadband Expansion | Union County | $ 12,278,454.10 |
| WavCom-Upson County Fiber to the Premise | Upson County Board of Commissioners | $ 4,723,701.14 |
| Walker County Broadband Expansion | Walker County | $ 6,878,467.20 |
| Walton County Broadband Expansion | Walton County | $ 3,159,447.50 |
| Washington Electric Membership Corporation | Washington EMC | $ 14,470,128.20 |