TOI - Township Officials of Illinois

01/10/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 08:21

Free Broadband Infrastructure Planning Opportunity for Illinois Counties/Communities

Community and Economic Development

Broadband Breakthrough: Your community's pathway to better broadband!
Monday, January 13 at 9 AM CT


Led by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society and the University of Illinois Broadband Lab, Broadband Breakthrough equips local leaders with the tools, data, and knowledge needed to secure funding and build strong broadband partnerships. For further information, including application details, please see this PROMOTIONAL FLYER .

Join the Benton Institute on January, 13 9:00-10:00 , for a webinar on how your community can take charge of its connectivity journey and play a role in the Connect Illinois Round 4 BEAD selection process.

Important dates and deadlines:


· January 13th: Broadband Breakthrough Informational webinar from 9-10AM CT. REGISTER

· January 31st: Application deadline for the Broadband Breakthrough program. Up to 8 counties will be accepted into the program.

· Week of February 10th: Broadband Breakthrough program begins.

All rural counties in Illinois are eligible for this program. The program is at no cost to the county or locality thanks to support from the Illinois Broadband Lab.

Please forward this information to any potentially interested county officials, community leaders, organizers, etc.


To learn more or receive application assistance, please contact Reid Sharkey at [email protected] .