Overview
ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Program supports municipalities, state and local authorities, non-profits, and other entities established pursuant to Section 99-y of the New York State General Municipal Law to construct open access municipal broadband networks in their communities across the state. Broadband infrastructure funded through the Municipal Infrastructure Program will be owned by a public entity or publicly controlled. The program facilitates a variety of models of municipal broadband and public-private partnership, where eligible public entities, Tribal Nations, municipal utilities and utility cooperatives can partner with private partners like Internet Service Providers, Managed Service Providers, broadband infrastructure builders, and owners. The new infrastructure will be open to Internet Service Providers to provide New Yorkers with affordable, high quality service options. ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Program is funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the American Rescue Plan’s Capital Projects Fund.
For information on projects in ConnectALL's Municipal Infrastructure Program click the button below.
The Municipal Infrastructure Program is informed by ConnectALL's successful pilot projects, which showcased the transformative potential of publicly-owned, open access fiber optic networks. For more information on the pilot projects, view the presentation and recording of the webinar Panel on Pilot Projects that Informed ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Program, March 2024.
Awards
| Awardee | Region | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Tier Network | Southern Tier | $18,190,000 |
| Livingston County | Finger Lakes | $26,549,730 |
| Village & Town of Sherburne and Town of Columbus | Southern Tier | $6,939,124 |
| Towns of Dryden and Caroline | Southern Tier | $8,995,979 |
| City of Syracuse | Central New York | $10,812,004 |
| Franklin County and Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) | North Country | $2,419,342 |
| Orleans County | Finger Lakes | $11,562,698 |
| Schoharie County | Mohawk Valley | $30,000,000 |
| Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board | Central New York | $13,131,088 |
| Sullivan County | Mid-Hudson | $29,943,365 |
| City of Jamestown & EntryPoint Networks Inc. | Western New York | $29,926,817 |
Read the Press Release for Phase 1
Read the Press Release for Phases 2 and 3
Read the Fact Sheets on Phase 1 Awards (updated 10/3/2024)
- Fact Sheet - Southern Tier Open Access Communities
- Fact Sheet - Light Up Livingston (LUL) Expansion
- Fact Sheet - Open Access Fiber Network for Towns of Sherburne and Columbus
- Fact Sheet - Dryden Fiber Expansion for Towns of Dryden and Caroline
- Fact Sheet - Syracuse Surge Link Expansion
- Fact Sheet - Franklin County and DANC Expansion
Program Dates
ConnectALL is not currently accepting applications for the Municipal Infrastructure Program. The infrastructure constructed through this program must be substantially complete, defined by U.S. Department of Treasury as fully operational, by December 31, 2026.
ConnectALL received applications to the program in three phases. ConnectALL reserves the right to modify the schedule or add phases in order to meet the goals of the program and timeline required by the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible Public Applicants
- Public Entities: Municipalities (cities, counties, towns, villages); Tribal Nations; state and local authorities; entities established pursuant to Section 99-y of the NYS General Municipal Law; not-for-profit entities with authorization from public entities; and regional planning boards formed under the provisions of NYS General Municipal Law.
- Municipal Utilities: Local government entities, including those established by a municipality as nonprofit Utility Cooperatives
Eligible Private Partner Applicants
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
- Broadband Infrastructure Builders
- Broadband Infrastructure Owners
Application Information
ConnectALL is not currently accepting applications for the Municipal Infrastructure Program.
- Municipal Infrastructure Program Request for Applications (RFA) (updated 7/25/24)
- Questions and Answers on the Request for Applications (RFA) (updated 7/11/24)
- Municipal Infrastructure Program Application Instructions and Checklist
- Municipal Infrastructure Program Guideline
- RFA information session recording
- RFA information session presentation
U.S. Department of Treasury Award to ConnectALL
- Capital Projects Fund Performance Report, July 2024
- U.S. Department of Treasury press release, January 2024
- U.S. Department of Treasury fact sheet, January 2024
Contact Us
Please send your questions regarding the Municipal Infrastructure Program to: [email protected].
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