Grants & Funding
Putting Federal Funds To Work
$149.5 MILLION plus $46 MILLION in state matching funds
will increase connectivity for individuals and communities statewide
$115.5 MILLION
will fund critical infrastructure connecting Hawaiʻi to the world
$90 MILLION
will go towards connectivity and digital literacy on Hawaiian Home Lands
$37.3 MILLION
will enable “middle mile” infrastructure improving connections between hubs and homes
$6.5 MILLION
will promote digital literacy and readiness
Existing Funding
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Purpose: Broadband planning, development, and adoption
Agency: NTIA
Program Lead: University of Hawaiʻi
Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF)
Purpose: Projects enabling work, education, & health monitoring including remote options, and other critical infrastructure
Agency: Department of the Treasury
Program Lead: University of Hawaiʻi
Digital Equity Act State Planning Grant
Purpose: Development of a plan to improve state's digital literacy and readiness
Agency: NTIA
Program Lead: Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT)
Digital Equity Act State Capacity Program
Purpose: Support the implementation of State Digital Equity Plans and digital inclusion activities
Agency: NTIA
Program Lead: DBEDT
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program
Purpose: Expansion and extension of middle mile infrastructure for unserved and underserved communities and broadband resiliency
Agency: NTIA
Awards: Project URGENT, Hawaiian Telcom
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), Round 1 & 2
Purpose: Broadband deployment on tribal lands; telehealth; distance learning; broadband affordability; digital inclusion
Agency: NTIA
Program Lead: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Reconnect Loan and Grant Program
Purpose: Broadband deployment in areas of rural America that currently do not have sufficient access to broadband
Agency: USDA
Awards: TBA
Potential Funding
Community Connect Grants
Purpose: Provide broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where service does not exist
Agency: USDA
Awards: TBA
Digital Equity Act Competitive Program
Purpose: Implementation of digital opportunity projects over a five-year period
Agency: NTIA
Awards: TBA
These infrastructure projects are an essential part of our efforts to expand broadband connectivity, laying the groundwork to bring reliable, high-speed internet to underserved communities and support Hawaiʻi’s future.
