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)