December 31

Governor Kelly Announces $6.7M in Broadband Acceleration Grants for Kansas

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $6.7 million has been awarded to five Internet Service Providers through the latest round…

December 8

Kansas Broadband Receives Federal Approval for $166.6M BEAD Final Proposal 

Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Kansas Office of Broadband…

October 1

Commerce Announces $23M in Funding Available for Broadband Investments

Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $23 million is available to improve broadband infrastructure through the…

August 4

Governor Kelly Announces $10.4M to Increase Broadband Adoption

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $10.4 million will be invested in critical broadband initiatives through the Advancing Digital Opportunities…

June 4

Governor Kelly Announces $2.3M for Digital Skills Programs to Drive Workforce Readiness

Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday a $2.3 million investment in digital skills training and workforce readiness programs that will target…

June 2

Governor Kelly Announces Groundbreaking of $43M Freestate Middle Mile Network Broadband Initiative

Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday that the Freestate Middle Mile Network, a program aimed to close digital gaps across the…

December 12

Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M Toward Closing the Digital Divide

Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will begin accepting applications on May 5, 2025,…

December 3

Governor Kelly Announces $10.7M to Expand Internet Access to Devices and Public Wi-Fi

Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that applications will open Thursday, Dec. 12, for a second round of the Advancing Digital…

September 30

Governor Kelly Announces Applications to Open for $451.7M Internet Initiative

Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications will open on Oct. 21 for the National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA)…

September 12

Governor Kelly Announces Second Round of Funding to Improve Digital Skills for Kansans

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications are open for the second round of the Digital Opportunities to…

July 19

Governor Kelly Announces $10M for Broadband Projects in Rural Kansas

Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $10 million has been awarded to 12 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the latest…

June 4

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $4M Awarded through Broadband ADOPT Program

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that seven organizations will receive a combined $3.9 million in grants through the Advancing…

May 30

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $3M to Improve Digital Literacy in Kansas

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $2.8 million is being invested in 15 organizations through the Digital Opportunities…

April 26

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Moving Forward with $451.7M High-Speed Internet Deployment Plan

TOPEKA — Governor Laura Kelly today announced federal approval of the state’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal…

April 9

Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M to be Invested in Digital Opportunities

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas is receiving $8.2 million to begin implementing the Kansas Digital Equity…

February 21

Kansas awarded nearly $1 million from USDA to assist with rural digital divide

TOPEKA – The Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD) has been awarded nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of…

January 26

Broadband Acceleration Grant Makes $10M Available

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $10 million is available to enhance broadband infrastructure…

January 12

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $5M for Digital Skills Training

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced a $4.75 million initiative to improve the digital skills of Kansans not yet…

January 4

Governor Kelly Unveils New Designation for Kansas Cities Improving High-Speed Internet

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the launch of Kansas Broadband Ready Communities, a new certification from the Kansas…

November 30

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $15M Available to Connect Kansans to Digital Devices and Public Wi-Fi

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications are open for the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology (ADOPT) program….

November 29

Governor Kelly Announces $28.5M for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $28.5 million in grants were awarded to 12 entities through the Lasting…

November 27

Governor Kelly Announces $5M to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet in Rural Kansas Communities

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $5 million has been awarded to eight internet service providers (ISPs) in…

October 12

Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Volume 2 of Broadband Plan

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the release of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2….

October 2

Governor Kelly Releases Kansas Broadband Digital Equity Plan for Public Comment

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the Kansas Digital Equity (DE) Plan for high-speed internet connectivity is available for public…

August 24

Kansas Submits Five-Year, $451M Action Plan to Expand High-Speed Internet

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Office of Broadband Development has submitted the state’s comprehensive Broadband…

August 3

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Awarded Nearly $500K to Boost Internet Connectivity

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that a $498,000 broadband grant has been awarded to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas…

August 2

Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Broadband Infrastructure Plan

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 1 is…

June 26

Kansas Receives $451.7 Million for High Speed Broadband Infrastructure

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas will receive $451.7 million in funding to support broadband infrastructure construction to…

June 22

Broadband Acceleration Grant 3.0 Will Invest $5 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Kansas

TOPEKA – The State of Kansas continues to push towards bridging the digital divide with the launch of the Broadband Acceleration…

June 16

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Wins Nearly $43M to Build Key Infrastructure for High-Speed Internet

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA) has awarded the Kansas Office of…

May 30

Kansas Launches Broadband Speed Test and Comprehensive Expansion Plan

TOPEKA – The Kansas Office of Broadband Development is developing a comprehensive strategic plan to expand broadband infrastructure statewide and…

May 3

Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million to Increase High-Speed Internet Availability

TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced a new program aimed at helping Kansas communities that lack high-speed internet. The Lasting…

March 15

Governor Kelly Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Adoption of Affordable Connectivity Program

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced a statewide initiative to increase awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a…

March 8

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas to Receive $15M to Provide Communities Digital Devices and Skills Training

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Kansas is the first state to receive $15 million in U.S. Department of…

February 10

Office of Broadband to Launch ‘Kansas Broadband Roadshow’

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will take…

January 18

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $45 Million to Connect Kansans to High-Speed Internet

~Nearly 18,500 Locations Connected to High-Speed Internet in Final Phase of Kansas Capital Project Funds Program~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly…

December 22

Kansas Receives Nearly $5.7M to Expand Equitable Broadband Access

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas has received nearly $5.7 million to expand broadband access, adoption, and affordability,…

December 15

Governor Kelly Announces Over $23M to Expand Broadband in Rural Kansas

~Funding will Connect Nearly 4,200 Homes, Businesses, Schools to Internet~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $23.1 million will…

November 4

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $16M to Expand Broadband in Rural Kansas

~Funding will Connect Nearly 2,000 Homes, Businesses, Schools to Internet~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today $15.7 million will…

August 30

Demand High for Investments in State’s Broadband Infrastructure

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly’s goal of connecting all Kansans to high-speed broadband internet has piqued the interest of individuals…

July 14

Governor Laura Kelly Announces 21,000 More Kansas Homes Will Soon Be Connected to High-Speed Internet

~$83.5M in Grants Are Available to Expand Broadband Access in High-Need Areas~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that…

June 1

Lt. Governor Toland Announces Two New Directors

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced two new hires for the agency. Jade Piros de…

May 20

Governor Laura Kelly Announces Recipients of $10 Million Investment Expanding Broadband Access Across Rural Kansas

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the 11 recipients of the Broadband Acceleration Grant program resulting in more than…

February 28

Lieutenant Governor Toland Announces Public Comment Period for the Broadband Acceleration Grants

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland announced the opening of a public comment period for the Broadband…

December 15

Governor Laura Kelly Announces Broadband Acceleration Grant Program Submission Window

TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced the application window for Broadband Acceleration Grant Program submissions. “Access to high-speed internet is…

March 11

Governor Laura Kelly visits McFarland to Celebrate $5 million in Grants to Expand Broadband to Homes, Businesses Statewide

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that through the Broadband Acceleration Grant Program, 14 broadband improvement projects totaling $5…