Kansas Office Of Broadband Development Agrees To Terminate 3JL Holdings, LLC’s Broadband Acceleration Grants
September 25, 2026 – The Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD) has agreed to release 3JL Holdings, LLC from its obligations under the fifth round of the Kansas Broadband Acceleration Grant (BAG) program. In August, 3JL Holdings sent a formal letter to KOBD requesting a release from its BAG 5.0 grant agreement. As a result of KOBD’s decision, 3JL Holdings’ BAG 5 obligations and award funding have been rescinded and terminated.
3JL Holdings was awarded a total of $2,876,974 for two broadband projects under BAG 5 – $1,494,288 to provide broadband service to 161 homes and businesses in Anderson County, and $1,382,686 to provide broadband service to 124 homes and businesses in Woodson County. The awards were announced by KOBD on December 31, 2025. No BAG 5 funding was requested by or disbursed to 3JL Holdings.
3JL Holdings purportedly requested a rescission of its BAG 5 awards so it could focus its resources toward successfully completing its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program projects. The company was awarded a total of $58,556,500 in BEAD funding to serve 3,146 locations in Kansas (cost per location of $18,613).
It’s worth noting however, that private entities that applied for BAG 5 funding were required to certify that they have been operating in the state of Kansas for three years or more. 3JL Holdings was formed as a Kansas limited liability company on October 30, 2025 – one day before the BAG 5 application window closed on October 31, 2025 at 5:00 pm.
