Project Grant 1610R16009

The Bannock County local government entity located in Pocatello, Idaho was awarded a $144,000.00 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA 97.044). The grant funding is intended to enhance public safety and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The grant award period is from August 24, 2023 to August 23, 2025. Bannock County has utilized prior federal grant funding to improve...

The Bannock County Fuels Reduction Project is a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The purpose of this project is to work with Bannock County, Idaho to complete hazardous fuels reduction treatments on 550 acres of both private and federal land identified as high-risk areas in the local Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Key activities include administration, mapping,...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), will fund the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency's initiative to upgrade public safety communications equipment. The $4,175,000 grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will enable the county to extend and expand radio capabilities, improve signal coverage, and enhance information sharing between dispatch and first...

This $10,118,112.09 federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) aims to integrate and scale a novel software-defined radio (SDR) transceiver architecture within a 5G new radio (NR) massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) system prototype. The project, spanning 24 months, will advance the technology readiness level (TRL) of the SDR transceiver from 4...

The Glynn County Board of Commissioners, as the lead applicant, received a $3,700,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to replace obsolete portable and mobile radios for local first responders within Glynn County and the City of Brunswick. The grant will fund the replacement of Apex 6000 model radios used by the Glynn County Police, Glynn County Sheriff's Office, GB911, City of Brunswick Police Department, and Glynn County...

This $3.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports Sullivan County, New York in developing a countywide wireless broadband network. Funding will be used to purchase, install, and activate long-term evolution wireless broadband communications equipment and backup generators on nine existing or under-construction county-owned emergency communications towers. Modular shelters will also be installed to house equipment. Once completed, the...

The federal Project Grant award for $46,076,086.71 was provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The funding will support Eridan Communications Inc. in accelerating the development of its carrier-grade, open radio access network (RAN) small-cell radio unit (RU) from Technology Readiness Level 5 to Level 7 and Manufacturing Readiness Level 5 to Level 8. The key enabling...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268). The purpose of the grant is to prepare a skilled workforce to improve and upgrade broadband infrastructure in 34 counties in Idaho, including many designated as rural areas. The funded activities will include pre-apprenticeship training to develop general broadband infrastructure skills, as well as a...

This $573,168.07 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction) to the Idaho Department of Transportation (IDT) provides funding for the Bannock Planning Organization (BPO) to deliver metropolitan transportation planning services to the region. The grant supports activities outlined in the Unified Planning and Work Program, including developing plans and studies to improve regional transportation infrastructure and services. Key...

The County of Tuolumne received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 8, 2021. The grant funding will support the BROADBAND ROADMAP project under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program aims to aid regions facing adverse economic changes, and this particular award will help the County develop a broadband roadmap to address connectivity issues in Sonora, CA. As the EAA program supports public works and...