State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
Carlos Nathan, NTIA BEAD Federal Program Officer
Leo Garcia, Director, Office of Broadband, FloridaCommerce, (850) 717-8445
Tonya Pryor, Deputy Director, Office of Broadband, FloridaCommerce, (850) 717-8429
Paul Wotherspoon, Chief of Broadband Funding, Office of Broadband, FloridaCommerce, (850) 717-8403
Jacob Sjostrom, Chief of State Broadband Initiatives, Office of Broadband, FloridaCommerce, (850) 717-8452
State broadband coordinators
Florida’s Office of Broadband is coordinated by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
Digital Inclusion Programs
Regional Initiative:
- Coral Gables, Davie, Doral, Key Biscayne, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Miramar, Sunny Isles Beach, Wilton Manors: South Florida Digital Alliance (SFDA)
OICG Report
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Program Page for BEAD
BEAD Program Award Total
$1,169,947,392.70
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
Program Page for CMC
Total Funds Awarded (CMC)
$10,809,667.77
Broward College
$2,999,996.77
Florida A&M University
$5,395,671.00
Miami Dade College
$2,414,000.00
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Program Page for TBCP
Total Funds Awarded (TBCP)
$499,920.28
Seminole Tribe of Florida
$499,920.28
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program
Program Page for EMMBIP
WANRack, LLC
$2,812,086.07
EMMBIP Program award total
$2,812,086.07
State Code
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