Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 1020B136
- Recipient
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State Of Delaware - Department Of Technology And Information UEI VBNTCUKT3YT1
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $112,743,498
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
- Completion date 41% complete
- Originally
- Funding agency
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
- Place of performance
- Dover, DE 19904, 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 expected outcomes of delaware's proposed project are the design and development of a five-year action plan, the initial proposal, and the final proposal through establishing and managing goals, metrics, and ongoing reporting; leveraging current grant program processes and the delaware broadband map to enable a challenge process; and developing a workforce strategy with key partners to recruit and train residents for employment in infrastructure projects. Delaware's department of technology & information (DTI) will undertake bead program planning over five years in concert with the digital equity program, treasury's capital project fund, and delaware's existing broadband grant program.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of delaware with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
- Subrecipient activities
- The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $102,753,272 | |
| Amendment | $4,995,113 | |
| Original award | $4,995,113 |
Quick answers
Who received award 1020B136?
1020B136 was awarded to State Of Delaware - Department Of Technology And Information by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on November 15, 2022.
How much is award 1020B136 worth?
$112,743,498 has been obligated on 1020B136.
Which agency awarded 1020B136?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 1020B136, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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