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

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.