This piece provides information about the U.S. Treasury’s guidance on how local governments would be allowed to use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program to invest in broadband. The program distributed $350 billion to state and local governments to use for a wide variety of purposes.

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This letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asks that American Rescue Plan-funded broadband projects contain higher standards for speeds and accountability, and recommends that states be given flexibility to set priorities based on local needs and use funds for planning and technical assistance projects.

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This resource from the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition provides an analysis of the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, specifically what the funding supports and how effectively it addresses closing the connectivity gap. The piece concludes that the Act failed in several areas and additional funding for broadband deployment is necessary.

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