Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAA1300023

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $587,527 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Albemarle Commission to develop customized broadband implementation plans for each of the ten counties in Northeastern North Carolina. The project will assist local leaders and broadband providers in determining the best approaches to serve more businesses and residents in the region by expanding internet access and connectivity. Once completed, the customized...

This $41,694,118.90 federal Project Grant awarded on March 1, 2025 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 11.036) supports efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion activities, and spur greater adoption and meaningful use of broadband among covered populations. The key activities to be performed under this 5-year grant include expanding digital navigator programs to provide community...

St. Augustine College (SAC) was awarded a $5.36 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program. The grant will fund SAC's Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to address digital inequities in Chicago, IL through January 2025. The project aims to provide free basic internet access and devices to low-income minorities and non-traditional populations in Little Village...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) awarded a cooperative agreement to Peraton Labs Inc. (doing business as Applied Communication Sciences) for $1,144,572 on July 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027. Products and Services: Under this collaborative research initiative titled "Democratizing Low Latency Wireless for Remote XR Medical Collaboration,"...

This $305,746 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop technical solutions for a more open and democratized wireless access ecosystem. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NETS: SMALL: LAST MILE AS A FREE MARKET: DEMOCRATIZING WIRELESS ACCESS WITH ON-DEMAND DECENTRALIZED CONTRACTS," is led by North Carolina State University. The key objectives are to: 1)...

This $600,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the development of a first-of-its-kind open-source measurement infrastructure platform. The University of Chicago will design, develop, and deploy this platform to enable new classes of research on digital infrastructure access across U.S. populations. Specifically, the platform aims to facilitate studies on the national digital divide challenge by...

The University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (Internet2) has been awarded a $249,994 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The funding will enable Internet2 to partner with tribal, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan communities to scale the adoption of the Toward Gigabit Libraries Toolkit. This initiative aims to support the self-transformation of indigenous library staff into...

This $5,631,769.64 federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will fund the implementation of Alaska's Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include developing affordability strategies for underserved populations, launching statewide digital literacy programs, creating a device refurbishment and distribution program, and strengthening participating...

Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp, doing business as Focus Broadband, was awarded a $24.6 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on June 16, 2022. The grant is part of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program and will support the delivery of broadband internet access to rural communities in Shallotte, North Carolina through June 2024. Focus Broadband will use the federal funding to expand its telecommunications infrastructure...

The Lane College Digital Equity and Innovation Project received a $472,005.48 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support two key initiatives. First, it will fund an upgrade to Lane College's broadband network infrastructure to ensure connectivity can support modern educational technology needs. Second, it will equip the newly...