Assistance Listing 11.031

Broadband Infrastructure Program

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF · National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Assistance Listing 11.031, “Broadband Infrastructure Program,” is a federal program administered by COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 13 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Program objective

The Broadband Infrastructure Program provides federal grants for the deployment of broadband infrastructure.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 11.031

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

Territorial
State
For-Profit Organization

An applicant must be a "covered partnership," which means partnership between— (A) a State or U.S. Territory, or one or more political subdivisions of a State or U.S. Territory; and (B) a provider of fixed broadband service. The partnership does not need to be documented in a formal legal agreement at the time of application submission but can be expressed in the application as a general intent to cooperate in implementing the covered broadband project proposed for an award.

Intended beneficiaries: Other.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

—

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): $5,000,000 to $30,000,000; average $7,000,000

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 11.031. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 13 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 11.031, and prime recipients reported 25 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$283M

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY22 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Most recent awards

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION · MSPURPOSE: LAST MILE AND MIDDLE MILE BB DEPLOY ACROSS THE STATE OF MS CONSISTING OF TEN UNIQUE PROJECTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BB TO A TOTAL OF 12,487 UNSERVED HH ACROSS TEN COUNTIES. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI (BEAM) WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT BB PROVIDERS TO ACCOMPLISH THE P$32.7MStarts Aug 1, 2022 · Award ↗
GOVERNMENT OF GUAM- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION · GUPURPOSE: THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION: GUAM BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM PROJECT IS A MIDDLE MILE AND LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN THE TERRITORY OF GUAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 10,000 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM, WHICH HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH PT$12.8MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
LOGAN COUNTY COMMISSION · WVPURPOSE: THE LOGAN & MINGO COUNTIES FIBER TO THE PREMISES PROJECT IS A LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN LOGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA AND MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 12,859 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE LOGAN COUNTY COMMISSION WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINGO COUNTY COM$19.7MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
COMMERCE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF · WAPURPOSE: THE CONNECTING RURAL COUNTIES: WSBO PARTNERSHIP BROADBAND INITIATIVE IS A LAST-MILE FIBER AND LAST-MILE WIRELESS PROJECT THAT AIMS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IN FIVE RURAL COUNTIES OF THE STATE: FERRY, JEFFERSON, KITTITAS, OKANOGAN, AND STEVENS COUNTIES. THESE COUNTIES WERE SELECTED AS A RESULT OF THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN 20$30MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
COUNTY OF SABINE · TXPURPOSE: THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN SABINE COUNTY, TX IS A LAST MILE BROADBAND BUILD TO PROVIDE LAST MILE, FIBER BROADBAND SERVICE TO 5,254 HOUSEHOLDS, 158 BUSINESSES, AND 2 COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTES FOR A TOTAL OF 5,414 LOCATIONS IN SECTIONS OF SABINE COUNTY THAT ARE UNSERVED. THE PROJECT IS COMPRISED OF THE COVERED PARTNERSHIP OF SABINE COUNTY, THE APPLICANT, AND WINDSTREAM SERVIC$12.7MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
HUNTINGDON COUNTY · PAPURPOSE: THE RURAL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION IN THE ALLEGHENIES PROJECT, LED BY APPLICANT HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PROPOSES TO DEPLOY LAST MILE FIXED WIRELESS SERVICE TO HUNTINGDON, BEDFORD, FULTON, MIFFLIN, JUNIATA, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES HUNTINGDON, BEDFORD, AND FULTON COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THREE INTERNET$20.5MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY · NCPURPOSE: NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY: LENOIR COUNTY FTTH EXPANSION, LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN THE LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 15,256 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY (NCGTP) WHO HAS ENTERED INTO A COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH AER CABLE CONSTRUCTI$30MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
COUNTY OF ELKO · NVPURPOSE: THE COUNTY OF ELKO: ELKO COUNTY'S BROADBAND PARTNERSHIP WITH CC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE SPRING CREEK AREA PROJECT IS A LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN SPRING CREEK, NEVADA THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BROADBAND TO 5,568 UNSERVED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLDS, 169 BUSINESSES, AND 21 ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA WHO H$7.35MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · MOPURPOSE: THE STATE OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS A LAST MILE, FIBER DEPLOYMENT IN 14 SERVICE AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTIES OF BUTLER, MARION, SHELBY, MONROE, JASPER, PULASKI, ST. CHARLES, LIVINGSTON, MCDONALD, MONTGOMERY, AND BOONE. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH T$42.2MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗
STATE OF ME CONNECTME AUTH · MEPURPOSE: THE CONNECTMAINE AUTHORITY STATEWIDE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IS A LAST MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN RURAL MAINE THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFYING BROADBAND TO 11,746 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COVERED PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES THE STATE OF MAINE (LEAD APPLICANT), THE TOWNS OF SOMERVILLE, WASHINGTON AND ISLE AU HAUT, AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS CONSOLIDATED COMMUNI$28.1MStarts Mar 1, 2022 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

NFINITYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.from NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY$29.2M · Nov 3, 2023
GATEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, LLCfrom MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$10M · Aug 31, 2024
COLUMBUS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LLCfrom MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$8.61M · Jul 22, 2025
SOCKET TELECOM LLCfrom MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$5.01M · Aug 31, 2024
GREEN HILLS TELEPHONE CORPfrom MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$4.99M · Jul 22, 2025
LE-RU TELEPHONE COMPANYfrom MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$3.61M · Aug 31, 2024
FRANKLIN TELEPHONE COMPANY, LLCfrom MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$3.56M · Nov 13, 2024
GASCOSAGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEfrom MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$2.84M · Aug 31, 2024
CABLESOUTH MEDIA III, LLCfrom MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$2.72M · Mar 5, 2025
CABLESOUTH MEDIA III, LLCfrom MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$1.34M · Mar 5, 2025

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 11.031?

11.031 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Broadband Infrastructure Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 11.031?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Territorial, State and For-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

Who has received funding under ALN 11.031?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 13 grant awards under 11.031. The largest recipients by obligations were MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (—), NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY (—), SCOTT COUNTY FISCAL COURT (—), LOGAN COUNTY COMMISSION (—) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 25 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.