Vineland Secures Grant To Expand Broadband

The City of Vineland recently announced the receipt of a New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity grant (NJBIDE) in the amount of $3.7 million. 

NJBIDE is a competitive grant initiative designed to help bring high-speed Internet access to areas in New Jersey with limited or no connectivity. Initial testing by the Broadband Utility is currently planned for the first quarter of 2026. Specific testing locations are still being finalized, but they are expected to include industrial, educational, and health-related locations. 

“Broadband access is essential infrastructure for any smart city,” said Mayor Anthony Fanucci. “We recognized the limitations of private sector broadband providers in ensuring equitable access in our community, so we created a Municipal Broadband Utility to develop a Vineland specific network.

“Our team has been working hard with both federal and state entities to secure available grant funding for the project, so we are thrilled those efforts have now paid off. We will continue to seek additional opportunities as they arise,” he added.