{"id":7956,"date":"2025-07-20T08:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/7956\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T08:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:11:13","slug":"indiana-connectivity-program-to-expand-broadband-in-27-counties-inkfreenews-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/7956\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Connectivity Program To Expand Broadband In 27 Counties \u2013 InkFreeNews.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Broadband internet is being expanded in 27 counties with the Indiana Connectivity Program. Photo from Unsplash.<\/p>\n

News Release<\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Nearly 150 locations across 27 Indiana counties will gain access to high-speed internet through more than $600,000 in new state funding, officials announced Thursday, July 17.<\/p>\n

The funding comes from the 14th round of the Indiana Connectivity Program, which supports efforts to bring broadband service to unserved or underserved areas of the state. The program, launched in 2021, helps offset the cost for internet providers to extend coverage to Hoosier homes and businesses, particularly in rural communities.<\/p>\n

The latest round awarded $628,906 in state grants, with providers contributing $1.42 million in matching funds, bringing the total investment to more than $2 million. The funding will support broadband expansion to 136 households and six businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cReliable high-speed internet helps our kids do homework, allows families to see their doctors online, and gives small businesses the boost they need,\u201d Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said in a statement. \u201cThese state grants and matching funds from our providers allow us to give additional access to homes and businesses across 27 counties. This brings opportunity and growth right to every Hoosier\u2019s doorstep.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs oversees the program. Internet providers receiving funding are required to complete their projects within nine months of signing a contract.<\/p>\n

Indiana residents and business owners without broadband access can submit their location for consideration in future rounds of funding at\u00a0in.gov\/ocra\/broadband<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broadband internet is being expanded in 27 counties with the Indiana Connectivity Program. Photo from Unsplash. News Release…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[64,63,237,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-7956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-internet","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}