Project Grant 046907441

The Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) was awarded $507,919 under the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance program to develop a regional broadband plan for middle-mile fiber network infrastructure. The project will create a blueprint to install critical broadband infrastructure providing fast, reliable broadband access for residents and businesses across a 13-county region in Colorado, including underserved...

The County of Summit, Ohio received a $268,200 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 24, 2021. The funding supports a broadband expansion feasibility study under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). This program provides technical and planning assistance to regions facing adverse economic conditions. The County will use the grant to study how to expand broadband infrastructure and internet access, which can...

The Florida Department of Commerce was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to undertake a two-part broadband internet utilization study and strategic planning effort. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the Department will partner with a state university on a study of broadband access and use in rural Florida areas through May 2024. It will also work with another state university to develop the Florida Strategic...

The Economic Development Administration awarded $1.2 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to Regional Optical Communications on April 28, 2022. The project grant will fund the completion of a statewide roadmap for affordable broadband initiatives in West Virginia to promote recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and decline in the coal industry. Under the award, Regional Optical Communications will provide administrative and contractual services to finalize a...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Colorado State University (CSU) a $301,030 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant supports CSU in completing a broadband plan and feasibility study to analyze CSU sites and determine optimal ways to address broadband gaps identified in rural areas throughout the region. The project, with a completion date of October 25, 2023, will lay the groundwork to enhance rural broadband...

This $304,990 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Piedmont Triad Regional Council in developing a regional broadband connectivity and access plan. The plan aims to identify broadband gaps and needs across the 12-county Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina and determine strategies for deploying this critical infrastructure equitably. The Regional Council will focus on bringing broadband access to more users and enhancing economic conditions throughout the region....

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $125,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) to Sumter County Board of County Commissioners on March 8, 2022. The Project Grant funding will support Sumter County in conducting a broadband feasibility study to assess and identify expansion opportunities for broadband access along an industrial corridor in northeast Sumter County, Florida. Specifically, the study will focus on...

The Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc. was awarded $510,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration on March 22, 2022. The funding will support hiring a consulting firm or team to conduct a Houston-Galveston Regional Broadband Market Study and Action Plan for the 13 counties in the Gulf Coast Economic Development District region. The study and action plan will assess existing broadband needs, propose...

This $270,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration will fund the Salamatof Native Association, Inc. to conduct a broadband planning study in partnership with the Salamatof Tribe. The study will analyze best uses for previously awarded tribal spectrum and partner with stakeholders to design a regional broadband infrastructure project. The planning study aims to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands through the...

This $288,483 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports Valley Vision, Inc. to develop a broadband master plan for four counties in California under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The plan will analyze existing broadband infrastructure and services, identify gaps and needs, and create a multi-stakeholder strategy to leverage industry clusters in the Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium region by expanding access...