Washington
Broadband Office
Name: WA State Broadband Office
Location: Dept. of Commerce
Enabling Act: WA Rev. Code § 43.330.530 et seq.
Connectivity Snapshot
Federal Funding
Summary
BEAD | CPF | ARPA | DE |
---|---|---|---|
$1,227,742,066 |
$195,749,414 |
$7,097,727,267 |
$29,927,894 |
BEAD
Overview
Total Allocation: $1,227,742,066
Current Status: Funding Allocated
Five-Year Plan
Status: Drafted
Due: 9/9/23
Link: 5-Year Plan
Initial Proposal
Status: Unreleased
Due: 12/27/23
Link: n/a
Final Proposal
Status: Unreleased
Due: TBD
Link: n/a
Digital Equity
Middle Mile
Point Roberts Middle Mile Infrastructure Project
Applicant: Whidbey Telephone Company
Total Cost: $16,831,726
NTIA Award: $11,782,208
ARPA
SLFRF
- Total4
-
$7,097,727,267
- For Broadband
- $290,357,512 (4.1%)
CPF
- Total
-
$195,749,414
- For Broadband
- $195,749,414 (100%)
- Program Link
State Funding
Recent Programs5
Broadband Infrastructure Grant
Agency: Broadband Office
Allocation: $121M of the state’s $195.7M allotment of CPF funds
Grantees: ARPA Captial award winners
Rules: Grant Awards Handbook
PWB Broadband Program
Agency: Department of Commerce Public Works Board
Allocation: $43.7M of CPF funds
Grantees: Projects Funded
Rules: Current Funding Information
CERB Rural Broadband Program
Agency: Department of Commerce Community Economic Revitalization Board
Allocation: $23.8M of CPF funds
Grantees: Projects Funded
Rules: Application Information
Policies
Non-Traditional ISPs6
Pemitted to Offer Broadband
Municipalities | Yes |
Municipal Electric Utilities | Yes (subject to rules) |
Electric Cooperatives | Yes |
Investor-Owned Utilities | Yes |
Footnotes
FCC National Broadband Map Data, as of December 31, 2022 (updated May 24, 2023).↩︎
ACS 1-Year Data, 2021, US Census Bureau.↩︎
ACLP Overview of IIJA Digital Equity Grant Programs.↩︎
Broadband infrastructure is one of several applicable uses of SLFRF funds.↩︎
Updated as of March 2023.↩︎
Updated as of September 2022.↩︎