$100 Million Broadband Investment for New York - High-Speed Internet to Underserved Families Across Region

Lena, Camp Abilities Saratoga, Camp Little Notch, Catie Hoch Foundation, Community, Work & Independence, Inc., C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios, First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa’s Summer Lunch Program, Flutters of Hope, Inc., Franklin Community Center, Inc., Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties, Hudson Crossing Park, Malta Avenue Elementary PTA, NYSARC, Inc., Saratoga County Chapter (Saratoga Bridges), Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Open Door Mission, Operation Adopt-aSoldier, Inc., Prospect Center— Center for Disability Services, Inc., Queensbury Senior Citizens, Inc., Rebuilding Together Saratoga County, Saratoga Center for the Family, Saratoga County Children’s Committee, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga Pride, an affiliate of the Pride Center of the Capital Region, Saratoga/Wilton Soccer Club, Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga Springs, Inc., Shelters of Saratoga, SNACpack (Saratoga Nutritional Assistance for Children), Stories for Success Saratoga, Inc., Veterans & Community Housing Coalition.

SARATOGA COUNTY — Congressman Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) celebrated the White House announcement March 30 that New York State will receive $100 million in federal funding to expand broadband internet services. That funding was delivered under the American Rescue Plan that Tonko successfully pushed to advance.

“The COVID pandemic shined a spotlight on the vital need—as well as the current deficiencies—of broadband internet access across our nation,” Tonko, an author of the Access Broadband Act, said in a statement. “I was proud to help secure funding to expand and improve broadband for unserved and underserved communities with our American Rescue Plan, and I am thrilled that these critical investments are reaching our state.”

It is anticipated organizations and municipalities will be able to submit grant proposals, and then the state will handle the allocation of those funds.