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Flexible Grant Program

The Flexible Grant Program (FGP) supports Last Mile broadband connectivity for certain towns in western Massachusetts. The goal of the FGP is to provide grant funding to capable communications network companies that are willing to design, build, own, operate and maintain a communications network in one or more of the participating towns that will provide residents with broadband internet access that meets or exceeds the current Federal Communications broadband benchmark speeds.

Notice of Funding Availability

In October 2017, MBI released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) through the Flexible Grant Program to solicit solutions for the unserved towns in western and central Massachusetts without an identified broadband solution.

  • View the NOFA to learn more about the FGP

Action Plans

MBI designed the FGP to permit Providers, MBI, and Towns to engage in a flexible, iterative process to develop high value proposals to provide the best available solution for these currently unserved towns.

Accordingly, the FGP contemplates that in response to an initial expression of interest from a Provider or a Town, a proposal are developed or refined through negotiations among the Provider, MBI, and the Town.

Where appropriate, the process for engagement among the parties is specified in customized Action Plans tailored to the specific characteristics of each proposed broadband project. The Action Plan identifies the responsibilities and tasks to be undertaken by each party.

Active and Completed Projects

MBI has funded the following projects through the FGP or its predecessor, the Private Provider Program and other direct grants.

Town Provider Technology Status
Florida WiValley Fixed Wireless Active
Hancock Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Hawley WiValley Fixed Wireless Active
Hinsdale Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Egremont Fiber Connect, LLC Fiber-to-the-Home Active
Lanesborough Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Middlefield Comcast Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Monroe WiValley Fixed Wireless Active
Monterey Fiber Connect, LLC Fiber-to-the-Home Active
Montgomery Comcast Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
New Braintree Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Active
New Marlborough Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Peru Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Princeton Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Sandisfield Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Active
Savoy WiValley Fixed Wireless Active
Tolland Comcast Hybrid Fiber Coax Active
Tyringham Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
West Stockbridge Charter Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete
Worthington Comcast Hybrid Fiber Coax Complete

 

View project status maps on the Last Mile Programs page

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