March 17, 2023 by Jessica Koch

The West Virginia Department of Economic Development will open the second round of the Major Broadband Project Strategies (MBPS)

The West Virginia Department of Economic Development will open the second round of the Major Broadband Project Strategies (MBPS) Program on March 9, 2023. The application deadline is April 20, 2023, at 11:59pm EST. This Department has allocated approximately $30 million for this round of funding.

This program is part of the West Virginia Broadband Investment Plan (WVBIP) and is designed for projects that have received technical assistance through the GigReady program. MBPS grants will be available to private ISPs which have a partnership agreement with these communities. Changes to the program include: 

For the purposes of this Program, “Targeted addresses” are those with no current access to internet service with at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload (25/3 Mbps), and not in an area with an existing state, federal, or locally funded project to deliver mass-market broadband service of at least 25/3 Mbps.

More information is available at the following: https://broadband.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MBPS-Program-Procedures-2023.03.01.pdf

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