State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
Amy VanDeVelde, NTIA BEAD Federal Program Officer
BJ Tanksley, Director, Office of Broadband Development, Missouri Department of Economic Development, (573) 522-6261
Adam Thorp, Program Manager, BEAD, Office of Broadband Development, Missouri Department of Economic Development, (573) 526-3913
Harry Bozoian, Community Development Specialist, Office of Broadband Development, Missouri Department of Economic Development, (573) 526-4456
State broadband coordinators
The Office of Broadband Development is within Missouri’s Department of Economic Development.
Digital Inclusion Programs
State initiative:
- Missouri Research and Education Network and the Missouri State Library: Missouri Digital Equity
Local initiative:
- Kansas City: Digital Equity 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
$1,736,302,708.39
Broadband Infrastructure (BIP) Program
Program page for BIP
Total Funds Awarded (BIP)
$42,241,491.12
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
Program Page for CMC
Total Funds Awarded (CMC)
$2,980,070.84
Lincoln University of Missouri
$2,980,070.84
State Code
MO