Municipal Infrastructure Program

Snapshot

• Eligibility:
  • Eligible Public Applicants: Public Entities, Municipal Utilities, and Utility Cooperatives as described in the RFA
  • Eligible Private Partner Applicants: Internet Service Providers, Managed Service Providers, Broadband Infrastructure Builders and Owners
• Funding Amount:
  • Total Program Funding: $295.3 million

ConnectALL is not currently accepting applications to the Municipal Infrastructure Program.

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.

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.

For information on ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Program awarded projects, enter the Projects Dashboard by clicking the button below.

Project Dashboard

Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $50 Million Available Through an Expansion of the ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Program (March, 2025)

Governor Hochul Announces $26 Million ConnectALL Investment to Expand Broadband Access in Oswego County (February, 2025)

Governor Hochul, Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand Award Over $140 Million for ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grants to Bring Affordable High-Speed Broadband to More Than 60,000 Homes and Businesses (November, 2024)

Governor Hochul Awards More Than $70 Million Through ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program to Connect More Than 25,000 Homes and Businesses to High-Speed Broadband (July, 2024)

March 27, 2025: Phase 4 Request for Applications Issued

April 3, 2025: Request for Applications Information Session. View the recording and presentation.

April 25, 2025: Phase 4 Application Deadline, 11:59PM ET, submitted through the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Portal

The infrastructure constructed through this program must be substantially complete, defined by the U.S. Department of Treasury as fully operational, by December 31, 2026. ConnectALL received applications to the program in three previous 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 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; 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

• Municipal Infrastructure Program Phase 4 Request for Applications (RFA) (issued 3/27/25)
• Questions and Answers on the Request for Applications (RFA) (updated 4/11/25)
• New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Portal
• Municipal Infrastructure Program Application Instructions and Checklist (updated 3/27/25)
• Municipal Infrastructure Program Guidelines
• Municipal Infrastructure Program RFA Templates (updated 3/27/25)
• View the April 3, 2025 recording and presentation from the ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Program Phase 4 Information Session.
• Reference: Recording and presentation from Municipal Infrastructure Program Information Session Webinar, 2/1/2024

• 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

Please send your questions regarding the Municipal Infrastructure Program to: [email protected]. 

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