Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 1820B297
- Recipient
-
State Of Indiana UEI LK34C47QFQC5
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $873,070,281
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
- Indianapolis, IN 46204, 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.
- Activities
- 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; conducting surveys of unserved, underserved, and underrepresented communities to better understand barriers to adoption.
- Expected outcomes
- The outcomes of indiana's proposed project are a comprehensive five-year action plan, demonstrating extensive local engagement; ensuring access to broadband internet at speeds greater than 100 mbps / 20 mbps to every indianan; the creation of a state broadband map of all serviceable locations and their current status as served, unserved or underserved; ensuring stakeholders know and understand the project and related timeframes; thereby helping the indiana broadband office (IBO) in managing stakeholder expectations; providing continuity of communication and message between IBO and providers and encourage participation; ensure the IBO is prepared and staffed with the appropriate numbers of staff with the appropriate qualifications; knowing and understanding the barriers to adoption and potential solutions; and streamlining the state's five-year plan utilizing existing resources available in the state.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of indiana with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
- Subrecipient activities
- The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $863,149,578 | |
| Amendment | $4,960,352 | |
| Original award | $4,960,352 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Auburn City Hall | $21,673 | |
| Central Indiana Communications, Inc. | $16,742,798 | |
| Spectrum Mid-America LLC | $562,670 | |
| Mulberry Cooperative Telephone | $919,950 | |
| Wabash Mutual Telephone Co Inc. | $1,016,393 | |
| Ligtel Communications Inc. | $4,832,750 |
Quick answers
Who received award 1820B297?
1820B297 was awarded to State Of Indiana by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on November 15, 2022.
How much is award 1820B297 worth?
$873,070,281 has been obligated on 1820B297.
Which agency awarded 1820B297?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 1820B297, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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