This EDA investment supports the town of prosper, as well as the four surrounding rural communities of anna, melissa, gunter, and van alstyne, with conducting a subregional broadband assessment and…

The Town of Prosper, Texas received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support a subregional broadband assessment and strategy for Prosper and the surrounding rural communities of Anna, Melissa, Gunter, and Van Alstyne. The assessment will identify gaps in broadband access across the region and develop a plan to increase reliability and accessibility. This will improve the potential for business expansions and retention by connecting underserved populations to digital resources. Once completed, the project will fill broadband availability gaps and expand connectivity to promote regional economic development, as intended under the EAA program. The assessment and strategy are scheduled for completion by April 2025.

This EDA investment supports the town of prosper, as well as the four surrounding rural communities of anna, melissa, gunter, and van alstyne, with conducting a subregional broadband assessment and strategy for the region. The coronavirus pandemic exposed and compounded the region's limited broadband capacity, revealing disparate levels of broadband access. The project will allow the region to identify gaps in broadband access and ultimately develop a plan to increase broadband reliability and accessibility in these communities, improving the potential for business expansions and retention in the region. Once completed, the project will fill gaps in the region where broadband is currently unavailable and connect historically underserved populations throughout the area to the digital ways of life.