ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program (BIP)

The application cycle for this program has closed. Program awards have been made to applicant entities.

Awarded project locations can be found here(link is external).

Description

BIP will bring fiber broadband to more than 50,000 unserved and underserved Missouri addresses through $261 million in awards made to internet service providers in 2023. ARPA projects are proceeding under different timelines but must be operational by September 30, 2026. Missouri residents interested in seeing if their home or business will be part of an ARPA award should search their address on broadbandmap.mo.gov.

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State awards $261 million through the ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to fund 60 broadband expansion projects

The Department of Economic Development (DED) announced that it has awarded a total of $261 million through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to 60 recipients for projects that will expand and improve internet access statewide. Projects receiving funds are expected to create more than 55,000 connections in locations that previously lacked adequate internet access.

ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program Challenge Process

The ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program Challenge Process will close on November 13, 2022 11:59 pm Central Time.

To ensure transparency and best use of taxpayer funds, the application process includes a proposed service area challenge process. OBD has published below: the applicant entity name, project name, proposed project location (by county), technology type, proposed connection speed (highest offered speed is listed), and executive summary for the proposed project. There is also an interactive map below showing the proposed service area polygons.  

A broadband internet service provider that provides existing service in or adjacent to a proposed service area may submit to OBD a written challenge to an application based on its proposed service area. Within three business days of receiving a challenge, OBD will notify the applicant of such challenge.

A challenge will succeed when OBD determines that, for the proposed project service area, the challenger:

  1. Currently provides broadband services meeting baseline speed of 100/20 Mbps; or
  2. Has begun construction to provide such services; or
  3. Has an enforceable commitment to provide broadband internet service at speeds of at least 100/20 Mbps and scalable to higher speeds to the proposed service area in a timeframe similar to that proposed for the applicant’s project.

View the Challenge Map(link is external).

Note: OBD has updated the Challenge Map with all provided application polygons from the proposed project service areas as of October 20, 2022.

View the list of ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program projects.

Access the Challenge Application(link is external).

Additional Resources