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; and reasonable post-nofo, pre-award expenses
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The bead program provides federal funding for grants to eligible entities for broadband planning, deployment, mapping, equity, and adoption activities. The…
County Of LincolnBEAD Regional Coordination and Planning. This $500,000 allocation is via the State’s BEAD funds; therefore, all expenditures and grant policy must be approved…
1620B117 was awarded to State Of Idaho by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on October 1, 2022.
How much is award 1620B117 worth?
$587,632,337 has been obligated on 1620B117.
Which agency awarded 1620B117?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 1620B117, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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