Skip to primary content Connect Itasca County Minnesota Search Main menu Home Take the Survey How Can I Help? Contact Us Help Us Connect Itasca Connect Itasca is an initiative, facilitated by Itasca County, including a growing list of sponsor organizations like the Itasca Economic Development Corporation, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Blandin Foundation and others, to gather quality information and facilitate partnerships to stimulate investment in broadband networks that reach throughout Itasca County. What is Connect Itasca Doing? Itasca County The first step in this process is the implementation of a county wide broadband survey, which is a survey tool that links directly into a Geographic Information System so that we will be able to identify very specific areas where people lack the broadband services they desire. By illuminating these market opportunities where clusters of rural residents have strong desire for broadband, we hope to attract private sector partners to invest in these areas. Why NOW? Both the state and federal governments have upcoming funding opportunities that make gathering this type of data especially timely. This survey tool will give Itasca County a unique advantage in the targeting of unserved and underserved areas. Hungry for Broadband? Take the survey: https://connectitascans.servicezones.net SHARE THIS: TwitterFacebook CONNECT ITASCA HUNGRY FOR BROADBAND? Take the survey! FIND US ON FACEBOOK! BLANDIN ON BROADBAND Federal funding should boost Minnesota’s infrastructure report card grade Senator Klobuchar Call with Benton, Chisago, Isanti County Officials on how Infrastructure Bill will Expand Rural Broadband: Notes and archive Jackson County looking at state broadband grant – outside of potential LTD-claimed RDOF areas EVENT Nov 23: Lunch Bunch to create videos on why we’re thankful for broadband We need to work on access and adoption to close digital divide EVENT Dec 16: The Missing Millions – Democratizing Computation and Data to Bridge Digital Divides and Increase Access to Science for Underrepresented Communities Austin MN Leadership team working with Blandin Foundation to get better broadband MN Hospitals receive funding from FCC for telehealth Libraries without Borders work with Hibbing MN on Health and Wellness curriculum Blandin Foundation called out as Best Practice in Hull Fellows Capstone white paper Blog at WordPress.com.