Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 0420B100
- Recipient
-
Arkansas Economic Development Commission UEI J93WN7LTZ1D5
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $1,029,303,993
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
- Completion date 40% complete
- Originally
- Funding agency
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
- Place of performance
- Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Purpose
- The purpose of this grant is to support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan. The proposed project includes the following planning and pre-deployment activities: research and data collection, including initial identification of unserved locations and underserved locations consistent with rules, regulations, and processes commission has established for making determinations in broadband data maps; publications, outreach, and communications support; providing technical assistance to potential subgrantees, including through workshops and events; training for employees of broadband program or office of eligible entity or employees or political subdivisions of eligible entity, and related staffing capacity or consulting or contracted support to effectuate goals of bead program; establishing, operating, or increasing capacity of a broadband office that oversees broadband programs and broadband deployment in an eligible entity; asset mapping across the eligible entity to catalogue broadband adoption, affordability, equity, access and deployment activities occurring within the eligible entity; conducting surveys of unserved, underserved, and underrepresented communities to better understand barriers to adoption; costs associated with meeting the local coordination requirements in section IV.c.1.c of this nofo including capacity building at the local and regional levels or contracted support.
- Expected outcomes
- The arkansas state broadband office is requesting funding to help support the pursuit of offering more reliable broadband service to every broadband serviceable location in the state. Along with the arkansas rural connect grant program, the outcomes of arkansas' proposed project, "bead for arkansas," are a comprehensive five-year action plan resulting in broadband access to additional unserved and underserved households, decreasing the digital illiteracy rate in arkansas by 50, ensuring digital equity is met among all arkansans, acceptable adoption rates for new services, and enhancing economic growth and job creation within the state.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of arkansas with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
- Subrecipient activities
- The recipient does intend to subaward funds for community planning grants that will support regional broadband planning efforts.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $1,019,303,995 | |
| Amendment | $4,999,999 | |
| Original award | $4,999,999 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC | $19,518,791 | |
| CG Computer Works LLC | $14,668,524 | |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | $1,333,800 | |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $9,246,817 | |
| Texhoma Fiber LLC | $19,410,312 | |
| Hometown Internet, LLC | $88,455,722 | |
| Clay County Connect Inc. | $368,886 | |
| Northern Arkansas Telephone Company | $12,762,545 | |
| Aristotle Unified Communications Inc. | $68,997,759 | |
| Windstream Arkansas, LLC | $5,009,457 | |
| Decatur Telephone Co Inc. | $1,342,473 | |
| Connect Holding II LLC | $26,279,777 |
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Quick answers
Who received award 0420B100?
0420B100 was awarded to Arkansas Economic Development Commission by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on December 1, 2022.
How much is award 0420B100 worth?
$1,029,303,993 has been obligated on 0420B100.
Which agency awarded 0420B100?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 0420B100, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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