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The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Louisiana is the first state to receive planning grants to develop high-speed internet networks and digital skills training programs.

Louisiana will receive $2,941,542.28 in funding from the federal government under the Biden-Harris administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Internet for All initiative. Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves visited the state earlier this year to speak with Louisianans about the digital divide and lack of access to fast, affordable, and reliable broadband.

“Today’s announcement is just the start of around a billion dollars we can expect from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to increase broadband access in Louisiana. This will transform our children’s lives and grow our economy,” U.S. Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy said in a statement.

All 50 U.S. states and six territories applied for planning grant funding from the Internet for All initiative's Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and the Digital Equity Act program, and will receive grants on a rolling basis.

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