Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
1320B087
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,312,214,366

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Originally
Funding agency
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
Place of performance
Atlanta, GA 30334, USA

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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; 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 georgia's proposed project are the design and implementation of a five-year action plan that identifies georgia's broadband access, affordability, equity, and adoption needs and also serves as a benchmark for strategies, goals, and initial measures to meet the objectives of the bead program, and initial proposal and final proposals.
Intended beneficiaries
The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of georgia with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
Subrecipient activities
The recipient intends to subaward funds to the georgia technology authority (GTA).

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment The bead program provides federal funding for grants to eligible entities for broadband planning, deployment, mapping, equity, and adoption activities. The… $1,302,214,377
Amendment $4,999,995
Original award $4,999,995

Quick answers

Who received award 1320B087?

1320B087 was awarded to State Of Georgia by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on November 15, 2022.

How much is award 1320B087 worth?

$1,312,214,366 has been obligated on 1320B087.

Which agency awarded 1320B087?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 1320B087, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).

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