CAB Program 2024

We are working with interested individual N.C. counties to fund broadband deployment projects in unserved and underserved areas of each county through the Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program. Please send any questions or comments about the program to CABprogram@nc.gov.  

CAB Program Guidance

The CAB program guidance was updated Jan. 3, 2024. 

CAB County Commitment Forms

The CAB legislation (N.C.G.S. 143B-1373.1) requires counties to provide matching funds for CAB projects. These matching funds will be combined with NCDIT’s contribution and the vendor’s contribution according to the match amounts designated by the statute. Counties’ proposed contributions, as communicated to us, are tracked in the CAB County Commitment Tracker below: 

CAB Mapping Tool for Counties

Counties can work with us to define areas or locations to prioritize for the CAB program that best align with their priorities. For example, priority locations may include areas where residents and businesses have reported high-speed internet access issues, areas with vulnerable populations, key economic or agricultural sites/zones, communication towers, community anchor institutions such as libraries, schools, health clinics, or public safety sites. These priority areas will become part of the county’s scope of work and will be mapped so counties may evaluate internet service providers’ project responses. 

CAB Scopes of Work

We are working with counties to prepare a scope of work to seek proposals from prequalified internet service providers. Each scope of work will include the evaluation criteria by which a provider will be chosen and instructions for submitting proposals. Please visit the Active CAB Proposals page to review currently posted scopes of work. 

Scope of Work Instructions for Counties

A scope of work template is provided below. This template is not a final document but is being provided as a guide. We will work together with the county to create a final scope of work that reflects the county’s priorities and lists required submission materials.