[1st-mile-nm] New Mexico is approved to receive $117 million for broadband infrastructure

[Richard Lowenberg]

Treasury Announces Two Additional Capital Projects Fund Awards to 
Increase Access to Affordable, High-Speed Internet

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1152
December 8, 2022

Colorado and New Mexico are approved to receive approximately $288 
million under the American Rescue Plan and will connect nearly 60,000 
homes and businesses to affordable, high-speed internet.

New Mexico is approved to receive $117 million for broadband 
infrastructure, which the state estimates will connect an estimated 
40,611 households and businesses – representing 21% of locations still 
lacking high-speed internet access. New Mexico’s award will fund the 
Connect New Mexico Broadband grant program, a competitive grant program 
that is designed to build broadband infrastructure to areas of the state 
without access to reliable wireline service. The Connect New Mexico 
Broadband program /is also designed to provide internet service with 
speeds of 100/100 Mbps symmetrical to households and businesses upon 
project completion. Each of the internet service providers funded by the 
program will participate in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program 
(ACP) – a $30 per month subsidy for qualifying households. The plan 
submitted to Treasury and being approved today represents 88% of the 
state’s total allocation under the CPF program. New Mexico submitted 
plans for the remainder of their CPF funds and these applications are 
currently under review by Treasury.


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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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