CASF Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account
Program Overview
On September 25, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill (SB) 1040 establishing the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account (Consortia Grant Account). For more historical information, please see the program's history.
On May 19, 2022, the Commission adopted Decision (D). 22-05-029, which made programmatic changes to the CASF Consortia Grant Account including allocating $10.71 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 and implementing modifications to the Consortia Grant Account, including expansion of allowable consortia activities, increasing the annual maximum funding cap, and clarifying consortia regional boundary requirements.
The Consortia Grant Account rules and requirements are set in D.22-05-029. Specifically, see:
- Rules and Guidelines in Appendix 3 of D.22-05-029 for the CASF Consortia Grant Account.
- Public Utilities Code section 281 is the guiding statute for CASF and sets overall CASF goals, rules, and requirements.
Funding Goal
The CASF Consortia Grant Account funds grants are available to facilitate the deployment of broadband services by assisting CASF infrastructure grant applicants in the project development or grant application process or assisting broadband deployment projects related to programs created under SB 156 and Assembly Bill (AB) 164.
Eligibility
An eligible Consortium may include representatives, of organizations including, but not limited to, local and regional government, public safety, elementary and secondary education, health care, libraries, postsecondary education, community-based organizations, tourism, parks and recreation, agricultural, business, workforce organizations, and air pollution control or air quality management districts. An eligible Consortium is not required to have as its lead fiscal agent an entity with a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Applying for Funds
Both existing and newly formed consortia may submit applications.
- Solicitation for the California Advanced Services Fund Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Applications (CLOSED - due July 15, 2022)
- Applications for the 2022 Cycle Received by the July 15, 2022 Deadline
- CASF Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Application Instructions and Overview
- Application Package and Administrative Manual
CASF Consortia
Consortia with Active Grant
- Broadband Consortium of the Pacific Coast
- Central Coast Broadband Consortium
- Central Sierra Economic Development District/Broadband Utility
- Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium
- Gold Country Broadband Consortium
- Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium
- Inyo-Mono Broadband Consortium
- Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League Consortium
- North Bay/North Coast Consortium
- Northeastern California Connect Consortium
- Redwood Coast Connect Broadband Consortium
- San Joaquin Valley Regional Broadband Consortium
- Southern Border Broadband Consortium
- Tahoe Basin Project
- Upstate California Connect Consortium
Consortia Whose Grant Period Has Ended
- California's One Million New Internet Users Coalition
- Central Sierra Connect Consortium
- East Bay Broadband Consortium
- Eastern Sierra Connect Consortium
- Los Angeles County Regional Broadband Consortium
- San Diego Imperial Regional Broadband Consortium
CASF Consortia information can be found here. Please contact the listed consortium representatives for more information.
Additional Information
For more information please visit:
- 2022 Cycle Application Proposed Work Plans and Performance Metrics Plans
- Solicitation for the California Advanced Services Fund Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Applications 2021 Cycle (Closed)
- Applications for the 2021 Cycle Received by the February 12, 2021 Deadline
- 2020 Cycle Consortia Grants Awarded under Resolution T-17708
- Solicitation for the California Advanced Services Fund Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Applications 2020 Cycle (Closed)
- Applications for the 2020 Cycle Received by the June 5, 2020 Deadline
- Solicitation for the California Advanced Services Fund Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Applications 2019 Cycle (Closed)
- Applications for the 2019 Cycle Received by the May 17, 2019 Deadline
- For the 2016 Cycle - Consortia Grant Administrative Manual (Version 6, Feb 2017), Quarterly Report Documents Template
- CASF Broadband Consortia Region Map
- 2018 Consortia Learning Summit
- Performance Audit of California's One Million New Internet Users (NIU) Coalition Consortia program
General questions about the CASF Consortia Grant program can be directed to: