Bridging the Digital Divide: Explore Broadband Funding in the Infrastructure Bill

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE:
EXPLORE BROADBAND FUNDING IN
THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WEBINAR

December 9, 2021 | 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. EST

Our team will email a Zoom link for this meeting to all registrants closer to the event date. Please ensure you provide the best point of contact email when filling out your registration.

Speakers:
Christopher Barnes, Grants Development Consultant, Grants Office, LLC
Richard Campo, Grants Development Consultant, Grants Office, LLC
Francella Ochillo, Executive Director, Next Century Cities

Description:
Congress has appropriated $1.2 trillion through the bipartisan infrastructure bill to repair and modernize roads, bridges, airports, and transit services alongside investments in broadband. The bill includes $65 billion to build better broadband infrastructure and ensure community anchor institutions are fully equipped to serve their consumers, whether they be constituents, students, or patients.

Join special guests from Grants Office, LLC as we detail the broadband funding that will flow from the Infrastructure Bill. Next, Francella Ochillo from Next Century Cities will recommend steps communities can take now to be positioned for action when this funding for community network build-outs becomes available. Whether you are a state or local government, educational entity, regional planning group, or healthcare agency, attending this session will ensure you are well positioned to capitalize on this unprecedented funding.

Attendees at this webinar will:

• Learn critical details about the types and sources of broadband-relevant funding included in the Infrastructure Bill.
• Understand how the broadband funding will be structured and when it will become available.
• Understand how you can plan and position your agency for success once the broadband money starts flowing.