Last Mile Federal Funding Account

2025 Limited Six County Application Opportunity

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is opening a limited opportunity to submit last mile Federal Funding Account applications in the six counties that did not receive awards in Round 1 of funding, which closed on February 20, 2025. The six counties are Calaveras, Contra Costa, Inyo, Monterey, Orange, and Trinity. More information is available on the Application Resources and 2025 Data and Public Map pages.

$1.1 Billion Awarded to Projects in 52 Counties in Round 1 of Awards

February 20, 2025 update on first round last mile Federal Funding Account awards. The first round awarded over $1 billion in broadband grants for projects spanning 52 counties across California. An additional $550 million is set to be allocated to the Last Mile program in the 2027–2028 state budget.

By the numbers:

113 broadband projects funded statewide.
2 million Californians benefiting from improved connectivity.
73 projects primarily serving disadvantaged areas.
7,000 miles of fiber under deployment in these projects.

Background

The Federal Funding Account, administered by the CPUC, is a $2 billion grant program for last-mile broadband infrastructure projects to connect unserved Californians, in accordance with 2021’s Senate Bill 156 (Chapter 112, Statutes of 2021). The Broadband Investments Package fact sheet provides more information on the Senate Bill 156 investments.

Federal Funding Account Rules and Guidelines

Entities interested in applying should review Decision 22-04-055 and its Appendix, which established the Federal Funding Account rules and guidelines.

Federal Funding Account 2025 Data and Map

Data and a public map for interested applications is published on the Federal Funding Account 2025 Data and Public Map webpage.

Stay Updated

This webpage will be continually updated with program information. To receive updates on the Federal Funding Account program, sign up using the “Statewide Broadband Updates” form available on the right side of the Broadband Implementation for California webpage.

Key program documents will also be provided to the Broadband Deployment proceeding (Rulemaking 20-09-001) and the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) proceeding (Rulemaking 20-08-021) service lists.