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EKY City and County Leaders Must Work Together — Consult These Broadband Resources to Start Today

1 month ago

Broadband is our region’s bridge to the 21st-century economy. In 2021, Kentucky permanently authorized Medicaid coverage for certain telehealth benefits because expanding access to medical providers supports better public health…

SOAR’s Office of Digital Equity is now available for Eastern Kentuckians

2 months ago

Last Mile & Broadband, Opportunities, Workforce Development

Our Eastern Kentucky Office of Digital Literacy is now available for those living in Wolfe, Elliot, Jackson, Magoffin, Morgan, and Owsley counties. SOAR founded the Eastern Kentucky Office of Digital…

SOAR 2022 Review

2 months ago

Education, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Grants, Healthy Communities, Last Mile & Broadband, Regional Food Systems, Tourism

If there is anything the 2022 year has taught us, it’s that Eastern Kentucky and the people living within its region, continue to be resilient and persistent no matter the…

New $6.3M Grant Will Help SOAR, Partners Expand Broadband Access in 12 Appalachian States

3 months ago

Government, Grants, Last Mile & Broadband, Opportunities

We are proud partners of Accelerating Access: Preparing Appalachian Communities for Digital Equity, a new Connect Humanity project funded by a $6.3M grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The…

Use the Eastern Kentucky Federal Funding Map to Plan Your Next Broadband Project

3 months ago

Government, Grants, Last Mile & Broadband

While broadband funding is more abundant than ever, these funds won’t arrive at our doorsteps in our time of need. Eastern Kentucky towns and counties must work together to take…

Internet for All Grant Helping Connect Eastern Kentuckians to Broadband

3 months ago

Grants, Last Mile & Broadband

Eastern Kentucky is one step closer to getting high-speed internet into every household thanks in part to the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Kentucky will receive the…

Weekly Roundup: So much to be thankful for in Appalachia KY

4 months ago

Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Government, Grants, Innovation Clients, Last Mile & Broadband, Tourism

On this Thanksgiving week, we want to simply say we are thankful for you! And we have a lot to be thankful for this week. From the backroads to connectivity,…

Kentucky, SOAR, and SpaceX: 30 Homes in Eastern Kentucky to Receive Starlink High-Speed Internet

7 months ago

Last Mile & Broadband

The Kentucky Department for Public Health and SOAR have partnered with SpaceX for a second time to bring Starlink to Martin County.

SOAR named NDIA National Digital Navigator Corps Grantee

7 months ago

Last Mile & Broadband, Uncategorized

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) announced today that Shaping Our Appalachian Region will be one of 18 organizations that will launch the National Digital Navigator Corps. The grant from…

Federal Grant Opportunity for Middle Mile Broadband

7 months ago

Grants, Last Mile & Broadband

The Middle Mile Grant is accepting applications for middle-mile broadband projects in Eastern Kentucky. Find out who’s eligible and what you need to apply.

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