State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
Tom Rolfes, NTIA BEAD Federal Program Officer
Patrick Haggerty, Director, Nebraska State Broadband Office, (402) 479-4409
Patrick Redmond, Deputy Director, Nebraska State Broadband Office, (402) 479-4324
Rachel Kilcoin, Broadband Communications Director, Nebraska State Broadband Office, (402) 479-4756
Diane Lowe, Federal Grant Administrator, Nebraska State Broadband Office, 402-975-9313
State broadband coordinators
The Nebraska State Broadband Office serves as the state’s point of contact for broadband related activities.
Digital Inclusion Programs
State initiatives:
- Information Technology Commission, Community Council: Community IT
- Nebraska Information Technology Commission (NITC): Network Nebraska
OICG Report
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Program Page for BEAD
BEAD Program Award Total
$405,281,070.41
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
Program Page for CMC
Total Funds Awarded (CMC)
$2,938,816.00
Nebraska Indian Community College
$2,938,816.00
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Program Page for TBCP
Total Funds Awarded (TBCP)
$41,248,827.19
Nebraska Indian Community College
$1,243,000.00
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
$3,753,450.75
Osni Ponca, LLC
$500,000.00
Santee Sioux Nation
$500,000.00
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
$35,252,376.44
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program
Program Page for EMMBIP
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
$7,274,959.25
EMMBIP Program award total
$7,274,959.25
State Code
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