Office of Broadband Resources

Missouri Broadband Contacts

A statewide list of Missouri cable and telecommunications companies, electric cooperatives, and service providers, including their contact information.

Missouri Broadband Resource Rail

Powered by the University of Missouri System Broadband Initiative, the Missouri Broadband Resource Rail is a coordinated effort to support the build-out of reliable, high-speed internet infrastructure across the state of Missouri.

Community Broadband Planning Toolkit

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provides BroadbandUSA's Community Broadband Planning Toolkit, as well as a number of broadband resources.

Grant Summary

This spreadsheet reflects the distribution of winners of broadband grants across geographies in the State of Missouri where those winners committed to bring service of at least 100/20 Mbps.

Lifeline Program

Lifeline Program is a federal program dedicated to making phone and internet service more affordable for low-income households. This benefit provides eligible consumers with a monthly discount of up to $9.25.

Affordable Connectivity Program

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

The ACP is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.

The ACP has currently expended all obligated funding, and is no longer providing benefits. In the event the program is renewed, hyperlinks will once again become active.

MoDOT Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP)

To support Federal and State investments in extending broadband infrastructure, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) would like to share its 2024-2028 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  The STIP, prepared annually, sets forth the specific construction projects MoDOT will undertake in the next five years.  It covers highways and bridges, transit, aviation, rail, waterways, bicycle, pedestrian, and operations and maintenance projects. MoDOT's STIP can be found at https://www.modot.org/statewide-transportation-improvement-program-stip.

If you have any questions, please contact debroadband@modot.mo.gov.

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

The Office of Broadband Development (OBD) take all accusations of waste, fraud, and abuse seriously and is committed to reducing their occurrences.

For more information or to submit a complaint, visit our Waste, Fraud, and Abuse webpage.

The forms found on this tab are used across all Office of Broadband Development programs.

Debarment and Suspension Form

This certification is required by 31 CFR part 19, and 2 CFR §200.318(h)(made applicable by 2 CFR §1000.10), which prohibit the award of grants funded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury to person or entities that are debarred, suspended, excluded or disqualified. This certification must be signed by an authorized representative of the Applicant who can legally bind the entity. View and download the form here.

E-Verify Supplemental Statement

This document is a statement by the signee that any work related to the project proposed for an ARPA Grant Program administered by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (“DED”) will be processed through the E-Verify account of an entity related to the applicant. View and download the form here.

Upcoming Webinars

Broadband Stakeholder Update - November 22, 2024

Latest Broadband Stakeholder Update

Technical Assistance Webinars

Technical assistance webinars will be scheduled throughout the application cycle. The first technical assistance webinar was be held on July 10, 2024. A recording is available below.

Walkthrough of Live BEAD Pre Qualification Application and Technical Assistance Q&A

Federal Awards

FCC announces winning bidders on Phase I of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

On December 7, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that seventeen broadband entities received $346 million in subsidies over ten years to deploy high speed internet to 199,211 locations in Missouri. The FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) had competitive bidding from 300+ providers nationwide and yielded an allocation of $9.2 billion in support out of the $16 billion set aside by the Commission for Phase I. The FCC has not released when Phase II of the auction will be launched.

FCC RDOF resource links:

• See the list of the seventeen providers.
• See if your home is included within the expansion awarded areas.
• Fact Sheet on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

USDA announces five Missouri Broadband Providers will receive $94.5 million in grants and loans to expand high speed internet in Missouri

USDA announces the second round of recipients for the ReConnect program with $94.5 million in grants and loans to five Missouri broadband providers. Fnd out more information about the ReConnect program.

The October 2020 announced projects are as follows:

• Total Highspeed Internet, headquartered in Nixa, was awarded a $24.9 million ReConnect grant and a $24.9 million ReConnect loan. These funds will provide a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 26,077 people, 720 farms, 417 businesses, nine fire stations and five public schools to high-speed broadband internet in Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone and Webster counties.
• Stoutland Telephone Company, doing business as (DBA) Missouricom and headquartered in Stoutland, will use a $4.6 million ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network, which connect 2,390 people, 78 farms and 12 businesses to high-speed broadband internet in Dallas, Camden and Laclede counties.
• Steelville Telephone Exchange, DBA STE Communications and headquartered in Steelville, will use a $14.8 million ReConnect grant and a $14.8 million ReConnect loan. As a result, STE Communications will deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 4,756 people, 314 farms, 55 businesses, two fire stations and a post office to high-speed broadband internet in Iron, Dent, Crawford and Washington counties.
• Marshall Municipal Utilities, headquartered in Marshall, received $1.15 million in grant and loan assistance - 763 households, one educational facility, and one healthcare facility.
• Big River Broadband, headquartered in Cape Girardeau, will use a $2.9 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to connect 4,839 people, 54 farms, 27 businesses, two public schools and one fire station to high-speed broadband internet in Cape Girardeau County.

Six Missouri broadband providers receive $103 million to expand rural broadband from USDA ReConnect Program (January, 2020)

Congratulations to the six Missouri Broadband Providers on receiving support from the USDA ReConnect program. In round one of the ReConnect Pilot Program, the USDA invested a total of $103 million throughout Missouri.

The recipients are as follows:

• GRM Networks, headquartered in Bethany, received $41 million in grant and loan assistance – connecting 2,288 locations including homes, farms, and businesses.
• Total Highspeed Internet, headquartered in Nixa, received $40.26 million in grant and loan assistance - 8,683 households, 12 educational facilities, one health care center, and eight critical community facilities.
• Green Hills Communications, headquartered in Breckenridge, received $2.58 million in grant assistance - 546 households, two educational facilities, and one critical community facility.
• Gascosage Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Dixon, received $14 million in grant and loan assistance – 1,177 households and two critical community facilities.
• Mid-States Services, headquartered in Trenton, received $3 million in loan assistance – 566 households, one educational facility, and one critical community facility.
• Marshall Municipal Utilities, headquartered in Marshall, received $1.15 million in grant and loan assistance - 763 households, one educational facility, and one healthcare facility.

USDA opens second round of ReConnect Program

Secretary Perdue launched the second round of the USDA’s ReConnect program making another $500 million available to organizations interested in expanding broadband in rural America. The application cycle opened on January 31, 2020, and will close on March 16, 2020. Find out more information about the ReConnect program.

 

State Awards

Governor Parson announces recipients of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Emergency Broadband Investment Program (October & August, 2020)

Governor Mike Parson announced 26 broadband projects will awarded up to $3.8 million through two rounds of the state’s Emergency Broadband Investment Program. Almost 2,500 Missouri households will be connected to broadband as a result of these projects.

“Expanding broadband is essential to our state’s infrastructure,” Governor Parson said. “Connecting more Missourians with high-speed internet will allow them to utilize digital platforms for education, health, and business that are so critical during this time.”

In July, six programs were created within the nearly $50 million Rapid Broadband Deployment Initiative which uses the state’s CARES Act funding.

The Emergency Broadband Investment Program was designed to reimburse providers that have expanded, or plan to connect, high-speed internet to residents in unserved or underserved areas in the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers will use funds to assist with construction costs for new broadband expansion to households with citizens on telework, students or vulnerable populations.

View the list of recipients.

Learn more about the Emergency Broadband Investment Program.

Governor Parson announces recipients of the Missouri Broadband Grant Program (April, 2020)

Governor Mike Parson announced 16 broadband development projects will receive a total of $3.05 million through the state of Missouri’s broadband grant program. The selected projects will bring service to more than 4,400 Missouri homes, businesses, and farms that lack access to high-speed internet.

“Broadband brings so many new opportunities for rural economies,” Governor Parson said. “From farming and business to education and health care, high speed internet is essential infrastructure in the modern economy, especially during these challenging times.”

“It is crucial that Missourians have an opportunity to get connected,” Department of Economic Development Director Rob Dixon said. “During a time in which many citizens have been instructed to stay home, reliable internet access is critical to meet needs for education, telemedicine, telecommuting, and overall quality of life.”

”The COVID-19 outbreak has emphasized the importance of strong connectivity for our families, businesses and communities, especially in rural Missouri,” Missouri Department of Agriculture Chris Chinn said. “The demand on our digital infrastructure is unprecedented right now. We need every last mile connected to high-speed internet – all the way to the farm gate – for our rural students, workforce and entrepreneurs.”

More information about the broadband grant program and to view the detailed list of recipients, click here.

 

The programs listed here are no longer accepting applications, and are for archival purposes only. 

Missouri Broadband Grant Program

The Missouri Broadband Grant Program was created in the Revised Statutes of Missouri sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 in 2018. The focus of this grant program is to provide state resources that help providers, communities, counties, and regions invest in building broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas of the state.

View the program page

Emergency Broadband Investment Program

The Emergency Broadband Investment Program, provided $5 million in grants to reimburse providers that have expanded, or plan to connect, high-speed internet (25 Megabits per second / 3 Megabits per second or greater) to new subscribing residents in unserved or underserved areas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

View the program page

Broadband Capacity Building

The Office of Broadband Development (OBD) received $10 million to launch and maintain its broadband mapping effort. Funding supported OBD broadband planning through broadband feasibility analysis, planning, and technical assistance. This funding also funded staffing and technical expertise necessary to carry out grant programs.