From the Office of Broadband Development…

Sixty-nine (69) applications for the 2023 Round 9 Border-to-Border and Low-Density Broadband Development grant program were received by the December 7th deadline. The Office of Broadband Development has initiated the challenge process required by Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. 116J.395 subd. 5a) concurrent with its review of the applications. A list of the applications filed and instructions on how to file a challenge, if necessary, are available on our website and under the “2023 Application Process” tab.  A downloadable GIS layer of the 2023 Round 9 Grant application areas will be available on our interactive broadband map on or around Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Any provider wishing to challenge an application must complete the 2023 Challenge Form and submit via email to deed.broadband@state.mn.us by 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 11, 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 651-259-7610 or via email at deed.broadband@state.mn.us