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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces broadband access expansion funding for NYS (March 29, 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n

New York State is receiving $100 million for broadband<\/strong> access expansion.<\/p>\n

The new federal investment comes from the $10 billion in the American Rescue Plan<\/strong>\u2019s Capital Projects Fund.<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/strong> said getting the American Rescue Plan act<\/strong> passed was one of his first acts as majority leader and that the fruits of that labor are being realized, “New York will receive $100 million in federal funding to help expand broadband and close the digital divide for communities across our great Empire State. It’ll connect over 100,000 families, homes, and businesses to affordable, high-speed internet.”<\/p>\n

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand<\/strong> said investing in the internet can create enormous economic opportunity, “It has lifelong impacts, especially for kids. Research suggests that it leads to business creation, lowers unemployment rates, creates jobs, raises property values, and improves life and health outcomes in our communities. One study found that every dollar invested in rural broadband could generate $3 to $4 of local economic impact.”<\/p>\n

New York\u2019s Affordable Housing Connectivity Program<\/strong> is a competitive grant program designed to fund high-speed, reliable broadband infrastructure to and within low-income housing buildings.<\/p>\n

CPF funds will be used to upgrade internet access in affordable housing units. New York has submitted its plan to the U.S. Department of Treasury<\/strong> for review.<\/p>\n

Last year, New York enrolled a record one million qualifying households in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, a nationwide subsidy to expand broadband access to low-income households. The federal program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/strong>, provides discounts of up to $30 a month toward internet service for eligible low-income households.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York State is receiving $100 million for broadband access expansion. The new federal investment comes from the $10 billion in the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Capital Projects Fund. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said getting the American Rescue Plan act passed was one of his first acts as majority leader and that the fruits of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":51010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[13110,10348,11144,5059,7445,10542,1367,13013],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Schumer-Broadband.jpg?fit=1607%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-dgJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52729,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/nys-to-receive-over-664-million-to-expand-broadband-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":51009,"position":0},"title":"NYS To Receive Over $664 Million to Expand Broadband Service","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"June 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"New York State will receive over $664 million in federal funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand high-speed internet across the state. 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