Community Anchor Program

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Let Us Connect You with State and Regional Networking Partners

Connectors and state/regional networking partners participating in the Internet2 Community Anchor Program (CAP) may connect with several entities to the Internet2 network.

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Participating state/regional networking partners in CAP are community, vocational or technical colleges, K-12 institutions, healthcare providers, public safety agencies, governmental entities, public libraries, museums, or other non-university related educational, cultural, or public institutions within the same state, tribal organizations and related anchors, and any other entity agreed upon in writing by the state’s Community Anchor Program partners and Internet2.

State Internet2 Community Anchor Sponsor Connector
Alabama Alabama Research and Education Network (AREN) SoX (Southern Crossroads)
Arizona Sun Corridor Network (Arizona) Sun Corridor Network (Arizona)
Arkansas ARE-ON (Arkansas Research and Education Network) GPN (Great Plains Network)
California CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, The) CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, The)
Colorado FRGP (Front Range GigaPoP) CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, The)
Connecticut CEN (Connecticut Education Network) CEN (Connecticut Education Network)
District of Columbia CAAREN (Capital Area Advanced Research and Education Network) CAAREN (Capital Area Advanced Research and Education Network)
Florida FLR (Florida LambdaRail, LLC) FLR (Florida LambdaRail, LLC)
Georgia PeachNet SoX (Southern Crossroads)
Hawaii HDOE (Hawaii State Department of Education) PNWGP (Pacific Northwest GigaPOP)
Idaho IRON (Idaho Regional Optical Network, Inc.) UETN (Utah Education Telehealth Network)
Illinois ICN (Illinois Century Network) MREN (Metropolitan Research & Education Network)
Indiana I-Light Indiana GigaPoP
Iowa Iowa Communications Network GPN (Great Plains Network)
Kansas KanREN (Kansas Research and Education Network) GPN (Great Plains Network)
Kentucky KyRON (Kentucky Regional Optical Network) KyRON (Kentucky Regional Optical Network)
Kansas KanREN (Kansas Research and Education Network) GPN (Great Plains Network)
Louisiana Louisiana Board of Regents / LONI (Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure) Louisiana Board of Regents / LONI (Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure)
Maine Networkmaine NoX (Northern Crossroads)
Maryland MDREN (Maryland Research and Education Network) MDREN (Maryland Research and Education Network)
Massachusetts US UCAN Massachusetts NoX (Northern Crossroads)
Michigan Merit Network, Inc. Merit Network, Inc.
Minnesota Northern Lights GigaPoP Northern Lights GigaPoP
Mississippi MissiON (Mississippi Optical Network) GPN (Great Plains Network)
Missouri MOREnet (Missouri Research and Education Network GPN (Great Plains Network)
Nebraska Network Nebraska GPN (Great Plains Network)
Nevada Nevada System of Higher Education Nevada System of Higher Education
New Hampshire University System of New Hampshire, Office of the Chancellor NoX (Northern Crossroads)
New Jersey NJEdge NJEdge
New Mexico New Mexico Council for Higher Education Computing/Communication Services (CHECS) CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, The)
New York NYSERNet NYSERNet
North Carolina MCNC MCNC
North Dakota NDSTN (North Dakota State Telecommunications Network) Northern Lights GigaPoP
Ohio OARnet (Ohio Academic Resources Network) OARnet (Ohio Academic Resources Network)
Oklahoma OneNet GPN (Great Plains Network)
Oregon Link Oregon Link Oregon
Pennsylvania US UCAN Pennsylvania 3ROX (Three Rivers Optical Exchange)
Drexel University
MAGPI (Mid-Atlantic GigaPoP)
Rhode Island OSHEAN. Inc. NoX (Northern Crossroads)
Tennessee US UCAN Tennessee SoX (Southern Crossroads)
University of Memphis, The
Texas LEARN (Lonestar Education and Research Network) LEARN (Lonestar Education and Research Network)
Utah UETN (Utah Education Telehealth Network) UETN (Utah Education Telehealth Network)
Vermont US UCAN Vermont NoX (Northern Crossroads)
Virginia Network Virginia MARIA (Mid-Atlantic Research Infrastructure Alliance)
Washington Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network PNWGP (Pacific Northwest GigaPOP)
West Virginia WVNET [West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing] OARnet (Ohio Academic Resources Network)
Wisconsin WiscNet Big Ten Academic Alliance OmniPoP
Wyoming University of Wyoming Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON) CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, The)