20230214 12124700 1.0 TRUE Ky_WRIS_Broadband_Round2_ProjectAreas_WM Broadband Office of Broadband Development Kentucky Better Internet Program This is a statewide map which reflects the 2022 applications accepted from 21 November 2022 through 6 February 2023. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>House Bill 320 and House Bill 382, enacted by the 2021 General Assembly and House Bill 315 enacted by the 2022 General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Beshear, established Kentucky’s Broadband Deployment Fund to assist private sector entities and governmental agencies in the cost of constructing the “last mile” of high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved households and businesses across Kentucky. The fund earmarked $300 million for the construction of high-speed internet infrastructure to connect areas currently without access.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>In June 2022, Gov. Beshear announced the first round of 47 broadband grants totaling more than $89.6 million that will help bring high-speed internet access to unserved locations across the commonwealth. These grants were awarded to 12 internet service providers and local governments across 36 Kentucky counties. Each of the grant recipients pledged at least 50% in matching funds to support these projects, bringing the total investment for the first round of broadband expansion awards to over $203 million.  </SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV> Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA), Kentucky Division of Geographic Information (DGI) <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The Office of Broadband Development (OBD) has no indication or reason to believe that there are any inaccuracies or defects of information incorporated in this work and make no representations of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied, with respect to the information or data, furnished herein.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV> /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAAQABAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0a 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