State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
Melinda Stanley, NTIA BEAD Federal Program Officer
Bill Abston, Broadband Director, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, (785) 296-9941
Joseph Le, Deputy Director, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, (785) 230-4615
Stephen Shelton, Broadband Data and GIS Analyst, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, (785) 481-8150
Morgan Barnes, Engagement and Outreach Manager, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, (785) 480-8555
State broadband coordinators
The Kansas Office of Broadband Development is located within the Kansas Department of Commerce, per Executive Order No. 20-67.
Digital Inclusion Programs
Local initiative:
- Kansas City metropolitan area: Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion
OICG Report
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Program Page for BEAD
BEAD Program Award Total
$451,725,998.15
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Program Page for TBCP
Total Funds Awarded (TBCP)
$4,708,317.00
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
$498,000.00
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
$3,710,576.00
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
$499,741.00
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program
Program Page for EMMBIP
Kansas Department of Commerce
$42,514,219.13
EMMBIP Program award total
$42,514,219.13
State Code
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