
Broadband Infrastructure Grant Resources
The North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium is here to assist you with broadband infrastructure grant planning and applications. Please contact us for assistance.
California Advanced Serviced Fund (CASF)
The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) program supports expanding broadband access across the state, particularly in unserved and underserved communities. The program includes several grant accounts tailored to different needs:
- Infrastructure Grant Account: Provides funding to construct broadband networks in areas without adequate service. The goal is to connect households, businesses, and community anchor institutions like schools and libraries.
- Public Housing Account: Focuses on bringing broadband access to residents of publicly supported housing. This account funds both infrastructure within housing complexes and adoption programs to help residents use the internet effectively.
- Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account: Funds regional consortia, like the North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium, to plan and coordinate broadband deployment projects and engage local communities.
- Adoption Account: Supports efforts to improve digital literacy and encourage broadband adoption, including outreach, training programs, and subsidies for low-income residents.
- Tribal Technical Assistance Account: Helps California’s tribal governments and organizations plan and secure funding for broadband projects in tribal lands, which are often among the most underserved areas.
- Line Extension Program: Offers grants to offset the cost of extending broadband service to qualified low-income unserved households or properties, such as those located down long driveways or private roads where the cost of service extension might otherwise be prohibitive.
To learn more, visit the CPUC’s CASF webpage. For assistance with planning of CASF funded infrastructure deployment projects, please reach out to us!
Last Mile Federal Funding Account
The Federal Funding Account, administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), is a $2 billion grant program for last-mile broadband infrastructure projects to connect unserved Californians.
For more information visit the Last Mile Federal Funding Account webpage
Other Broadband Infrastructure Grant Resources
USDA Grants
ReConnect Loan and Grant Program: ReConnect Loan and Grant Program | Home
NTIA Grants
BroadbandUSA Funding Page: Funding Programs | BroadbandUSA
