Federal program could bring reliable internet to thousands in Kitsap

Kitsap County could receive millions of dollars in federal funding that is expected to bring high-speed internet to thousands of homes.

The Kitsap Public Utility District announced last week that the Washington State Broadband Office preliminarily allocated the county almost $15 million as part of over a billion dollars invested in the state through a federal initiative aiming to expand internet access. According to KPUD, the award will go toward a project to connect an estimated 4,000 households with reliable broadband.