West Virginia
Broadband Office
Name: WV Office of Broadband
Location: Dept. of Economic Development
Enabling Act: WV Code § 31G-1A-1 et seq.
Location: Dept. of Economic Development
Enabling Act: WV Code § 31G-1A-1 et seq.
Connectivity Snapshot
Federal Funding
Summary
| BEAD | CPF | ARPA | DE |
|---|---|---|---|
$1,210,800,970 |
$136,303,698 |
$1,967,162,952 |
$15,148,113 |
BEAD
Total Allocation: $1,210,800,970
Digital Equity
State Grants
Capacity Grant: $15,148,1133
Planning Grant: $728,065.00
Link to Plan: Digital Equity Plan
Summary of Uses: n/a
Planning Grant: $728,065.00
Link to Plan: Digital Equity Plan
Summary of Uses: n/a
NTIA Grant Program
TBD
Middle Mile
Southeast West Virginia Middle Mile Connect
Applicant: Appalachian Power Company
Total Cost: $50,208,602
NTIA Award: $25,054,093
Total Cost: $50,208,602
NTIA Award: $25,054,093
ARPA
SLFRF
- Total4
-
$1,967,162,952
- For Broadband
- $52,189,922 (2.7%)
CPF
- Total
-
$136,303,698
- For Broadband
- $136,303,698 (100%)
- Program Link
State Funding
Recent Programs5
Line Extension Advancement & Development (LEAD) Program [CPF]
Agency: Broadband Office
Allocation: $25M in Round 1; $30M in Round 2 [from the state’s $136M CPF allocation, representing its allotment]
Grantees: Round 1 partial list
Rules: Round 2 procedures
Allocation: $25M in Round 1; $30M in Round 2 [from the state’s $136M CPF allocation, representing its allotment]
Grantees: Round 1 partial list
Rules: Round 2 procedures
GigReady [CPF]
Agency: Broadband Office
Allocation: $40 [from the state’s $136M CPF allocation, representing its allotment]
Grantees: TBD
Rules: Round 1 procedures
Allocation: $40 [from the state’s $136M CPF allocation, representing its allotment]
Grantees: TBD
Rules: Round 1 procedures
Major Broadband Projects Strategies (MBPS) [CPF]
Agency: Broadband Office
Allocation: $30M in Round 2 [from the state’s $136M CPF allocation, representing its allotment]
Grantees: TBD
Rules: Round 2 procedures
Allocation: $30M in Round 2 [from the state’s $136M CPF allocation, representing its allotment]
Grantees: TBD
Rules: Round 2 procedures
Policies
Non-Traditional ISPs6
Pemitted to Offer Broadband
| Municipalities | Yes |
| Municipal Electric Utilities | Yes |
| Electric Cooperatives | Yes |
| Investor-Owned Utilities | Yes |
Footnotes
FCC National Broadband Map Data, as of December 31, 2022 (updated July 25, 2024).↩︎
ACS 1-Year Data, 2023, 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.↩︎