NTIA Broadband Grants

Questions for the ConnectME Authority?

Mapping contact:

  • Phil Lindley, Executive Director ConnectME- phil.lindley@maine.go
  • 207-624-9970

    Planning, Capacity Building and Technical Assistance contact:

  • Lisa Leahy, Associate Executive Director ConnectME - lisa.leahy@maine.gov
  • 207-592-0668

ConnectME Authority, Designee for the State of Maine.

The ConnectME Authority has been awarded $5 million through the State Broadband Data and Development Program with match provided in the amount of $1.3 million. This funding will be used to identify broadband in unserved and underserved areas, plan broadband expansion throughout the state, build broadband capacity and increase digital literacy through technical assistance. To identify the underserved and unserved areas of the state and to plan broadband expansion, the ConnectME Authority has awarded contracts to James W. Sewall company for the Mapping and Planning Projects. The ConnectME Authority is partnering with the State Planning Office (SPO) to administer the Broadband Capacity Building Project and partnering with the Department of Education (DOE) to administer the Technical Assistance Project. The projects with SPO and DOE are in the preliminary stages with more information to be released as it becomes available. All projects will be working closely together to leverage information and resources in the most effecient manner.

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NTIA: Project Components on BroadbandUSA site

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiative (PDF, 407 pages) This page will contain documents and links related to activities and information regarding the ARRA Broadband Initiative.

Reference and background materials on Maine's ARRA intiaitves