The White House has created fact sheets for each state on how much has been spent through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including Minnesota. The list all of the awards, but I’m only listing broadband info…
Internet: High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, participate in school, access health care, and stay connected. Yet, over 135,984 homes and small businesses in Minnesota do not have access to high-speed internet infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $65 billion to provide affordable, high-speed internet to everyone in America. The Biden-Harris Administration worked with internet providers to offer high-speed internet plans that are fully covered by the Affordable Connectivity Program — meaning most eligible households can now get high-speed internet without paying a dime. Now, the Biden-Harris Administration is calling on Congress to extend this program through 2024. Without action from Congress, millions of Americans will lose their internet connection and the economic opportunities that come with it. See ACP enrollment for every state and Congressional District here.
Announced funding: To date, Minnesota has received $651.8 million through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) to provide access to high-speed internet to everyone in Minnesota. In addition, about 234,000 households in Minnesota are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, with more signing up every day. Households can check their eligibility, sign up, and find fully covered internet plans at GetInternet.gov.
They highlight a ReConnect Project:
ReConnect Project Spotlight Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association The Department of Agriculture has awarded approximately $19 million to the Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association to deploy a fiber-to-the premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 458 people, 16 businesses, 124 farms and one educational facility in Kandiyohi, Meeker and Stearns counties in Minnesota. This unique investment ensures that rural communities have access to the internet connectivity needed to allow rural America to remain a place of opportunity to both live and work.