Overview
The ConnectALL Deployment Program (“the Program”) will support the deployment of broadband to unserved and underserved locations statewide. The Program will provide grant funding directly to eligible applicants (see the Program Guidelines for the definition of eligible applicants) to construct and install last-mile infrastructure, and/or communications equipment that can deliver broadband services to unserved and underserved locations. The Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”), which allocated $664.6 million to the State of New York through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (“BEAD”) Program. New York State's Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal, Volumes 1 and 2, describe how ConnectALL will effectively invest the BEAD allocation to attract private investment and reach unserved locations.
Request for Applications
The ConnectALL Deployment Program Request for Applications (RFA) was released in December 2024, with two rounds of applications due on February 7 and March 28, 2025. Through the RFA, ConnectALL will fund projects to construct and install infrastructure and communications equipment to provide high-speed internet access to eligible locations within designated grant areas. A new RFA for Priority, Reliable, and Alternative Technology Solutions was released on April 14, 2025 with applications due on May 5, 2025.
Learn more about the ConnectALL Deployment Program Request for Applications
Prequalification Application
The ConnectALL Deployment Program Request for Prequalification Applications was opened for previous rounds of applications from June-September 2024, and December 2024-February 2025, and reopened for an additional round of applications on April 14, 2025. Prequalification Applications will establish the threshold qualifications of prospective Eligible Applicants by assessing prospective grantees’ financial, managerial, and technical qualifications, as well as past experience and capacity to deploy last-mile broadband. All entities interested in applying for funding through the ConnectALL Deployment Program RFA must complete the Prequalification Application process before a funding application will be considered.
Learn about the Prequalification Application
Share Updated Information on Location Eligibility
ConnectALL has identified locations across the state that are eligible for ConnectALL Deployment Program funding. If you have information to demonstrate that a location should not receive such funding you can submit this information to ConnectALL for consideration. For example:
- You are an ISP that already serves the location
- You are aware of an enforceable commitment to serve the location
- The location does not require mass-market broadband service
Learn more about how to share this information with ConnectALL
Broadband Deployment Plans
New York State’s Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal, Volumes 1 and 2, describe how ConnectALL will effectively invest the BEAD allocation to attract private investment and reach unserved locations. Both volumes of the Initial Proposal were approved by NTIA, paving the way for ConnectALL to begin its subgrantee selection process.
Learn more about the ConnectALL Broadband Deployment Plans
Proposed Project Area Public Comment
The third round of public comment on proposed project areas for the ConnectALL Deployment Program closed on November 13, 2024.
Please submit any questions on project areas of the public comment process to [email protected].
County Partnerships
The ConnectALL Deployment Program – County Partnerships aims to address locations that do not have access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet service by providing grants for broadband deployment to Counties that have conducted competitive processes to identify internet service provider partner(s) to serve those locations. ConnectALL anticipates awarding a total of up to $50 million to fund direct expenses related to broadband deployment.
Applications are not currently being accepted. Learn more about the ConnectALL Deployment Program – County Partnerships
New York State Broadband Challenge Process
ConnectALL verified the eligibility of locations for the ConnectALL Deployment Program through the New York State Broadband Challenge Process, which ran from March to August, 2024 and engaged internet service providers, local governments, and nonprofit organizations across the state. ConnectALL completed its final adjudication of challenges in August and the results of the challenge process were approved by NTIA in December.
Learn more about the New York State Broadband Challenge Process