Broadband Awards

The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) is charged with the planning, mapping and procurement of broadband service in a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory manner. Summaries of awards and funding decisions relating to broadband, both by OSIT and by other entities, will be placed below.

    Nevada Education Broadband Grants

    Nevada Connect Kids Grants

    Nevada E-rate Awards

    Funding Year School  / Library/ Tribal  Entity   Total Project Plant  Route Feet Fiber Construction Total Costs State Contribution
    2017 Elko County School District 96,000 $921,000     $92,100
    2018 Tonopah Library District 224 $9,950 $497.50
    2018 Eureka County School District 2,934 $108,424.97 $10,842
    2018 Lyon County School District 195,836 $1,250,000   $125,000
    2018 Storey County School District 2,000 $38,115.60  $3,811.56
    2019 Reno Sparks Indian Colony 30,624   $650,878 $65,087.80
    2019 White Pine Co School District 326,304 $90,000 $9,000
    2019 Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System 1,000 $12,500 $1,250
    2019 North Las Vegas Municipal Library 24,816 $26,500 $2,650
    2019 Mineral County School District 7,700 $208,762.55 $20,876.26
    2019 North Las Vegas Municipal Library 24,288 $26,500 $2,650
    2019 Ely Soshone Tribal Library 12,144 $165,750 $16,575
    2019 Austin Consortium 10,085 $289,000 $28,900
    2019 White Pine Co School District 11,088 $150,000 $15,000
    2019 Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System 5,000 $20,000 $2,000
    2019 Pershing County Education Consortium 4,805 $92,801.87 $9,423.40
    2019 Learning Bridge Charter School 1,520 $50,000 $5,000
    2019 Lyon County School District 1,687 $209,497 $20,949.70
    2019 Mineral County School District 7,077 $185,000 $18,500
    2019 Elko County School District 29,568 $435,100 $43,510
    2019 Walker River Paiute Tribe 10,561 $88,000 $8,800
    2020 Elko-Lander Eureka County Library System 520 $18,200 $1,820
    2020 Eureka County School District 116,160 $1,250,000 $375,000
    2020 Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System 2,422 $84,800 $8,480
    2021 Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Library System 120,859 $1,739,541 $173,954.10
    2021 Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Library System 6,100 $61,847 $6,184.70
    2021 Yerington Paiute Tribal Library 10,560 $201,926.80 $20,192.68
    2022 Carson City School District 60,034 $1,194,852 $119,485.20
    2022 Elko-Eureka County Library System 10,800 $124,902 $24,980.40
    2022 Elko County School District 14,000 $806,241.36 $161,248.27
    2022 Elko-Eureka County Library System 528 $42,548 $8,509.60
    2022 Elko County School District 5,800 $39,951 $7,990.20
    2022 Elko County School District 1,636 $129,171 $25,834.20
    2022 Washoe County Library  312,213 $2,397,884.83 $719,365.45
    2022 Elko-Eureka County Library System 1,100 $45,000 $9,000
    2022 Duckwater Shoshone Consortium 514,244 $5,513,287.87 $275,664.39
    2023 Clark County School District 328,453 $4,475,593.93 $223,779.70
    2023 Elko County School District 1,354,848 $10,194,672.97 $2,038,934.59
    2023 Esmeralda Co Libraries 410,637 $3,240,623.00 $162,031.15
    2023 Esmeralda Co Schools 6,482 $30,862.21 $1,543.11
    2023 Humboldt County Library (Consortium) 939,840 $7,268,875.00 $726,887.50
    2023 Humboldt County School (Consortium) 2,070,816 $12,714,000.00 $1,271,400.00
    2023 Las Vegas-Clark County Libraries 475,128.96 $8,031,971.81 $401,598.59
    2023 Mineral County Libraries 1,555 $106,626.72 $5,331.34
      Feet of New Fiber: 7,539,373  $62,532,043 $7,271,638
      Miles of New Fiber: 1,428 TOTAL COST ALL PROJECTS  TOTAL STATE CONTRIBUTION

      High Speed Nevada Initiative Awards

      Phase I Region 2 Award:

      • Zito Media: $3,723,508

        Phase I Region 3 Award:

        • Zito Media: $25,524,506

          Phase I Regions 6 & 7 Award:

          • Hot Spot Broadband DBA Sky Fiber Internet: $27,333,382.91

            Phase I Region 8 Award:

            • Valley Communications: $7,522,892.78

              Phase I Region 10 Award: 

              • Zayo Group: $6,130,150.27 

                Broadband Funding Awarded Directly by the Federal Government

                This section provides information about other federal funding that was awarded by federal entities directly to the recipients in Nevada indicated below.

                  Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program (BIP)- NTIA

                  Year     Awardee           Total Project Cost      Grant Funding      Unserved Locations
                  2022     Elko County $18,375,002 $7,350,000 5568

                  TOTAL:
                  		     
                  $18,375,002                  		  
                  $7,350,000                  		  
                  5568

                    Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP)- NTIA

                    Year     Awardee       Award Amount      Households Served
                    2022      Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada $18,945,379.94 972
                    2022      Duckwater Shoshone Tribe $3,482,070 78
                    2022      Walker River Paiute Tribe $6,476,858.21 418
                    2022      Fallon Shoshone Tribe $1,669,771 313
                    2022      Ely Shoshone Tribe $788,001 118

                    TOTAL:                    		     
                    $31,362,080.15
                     1,899

                      ReConnect Grant Awards- USDA

                      Year      Awardee Grant Amount Location People Serviced
                      2022      Uprise Fiber $27,154,596 Pershing County 4884
                      2020      Beehive Broadband $2,300,000 Elko County 650

                      TOTAL:                      		     
                      $29,454,596                      		    
                      5534

                        Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC)

                        Year               Awardee             Grant Funding   
                        2023  College of Southern Nevada   $2,488,048.00  

                        TOTAL:
                        		      $2,488,048.00  

                          Contact

                          Brian Mitchell
                          Director
                          775-687-0987

                          Broadband Press Releases

                          Final Nevada SLFRF Subrecipient User Guide 10/31/2023