The maine connectivity authority (MCA) and its partners propose to design, build, and operate the moose (maine online optical statewide enabling) network, a new, east-west middle mile fiber optic…
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 2340MM174
- Recipient
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Maine Connectivity Authority UEI M889SXAMDWG9
- Awarding agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $53,353,132
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.033 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program
- Completion date 83% complete
- Originally
- Funding
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- $30,016,472.13 Federal
- $23,336,659.99 Non-federal
- Funding agency
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
- Place of performance
- Augusta, ME 04330, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Activities
- The project will construct a 531-mile dark fiber backbone within 2 years that extends open access middle mile fiber to 131 communities in maine and consists of seven routes.
- Expected outcomes
- Today, nearly all of maine's internet traffic reaches the global internet by going south to boston or NYC, along a limited set of routes with common potential points of failure and limited competition. The project will extend a new contiguous, high bandwidth, open access, middle mile fiber route, offering both dark and LIT services to these communities, unlocking future public and private last mile broadband investment, and creating an economically viable and sustainable asset that enhances network competition, reliability, and resilience for northern new england. The route intends to serve maine's most rural, unserved, and economically disadvantaged counties: aroostook, piscataquis, washington, franklin, and somerset. With the middle mile fiber that moose net will bring, internet service providers will be able to meet the growing demand for broadband that is essential to the long-term viability of these rural communities. As a public entity, the maine connectivity authority will be able to offer lower costs required by isps to connect, significantly reducing transport costs and making last mile access more affordable for isps (and ultimately their customers). Once complete, the project will enhance the overall reliability and resilience of maine and northern new england, by providing a new, east-west route across the state. IT will also enhance the security of all of the state's interconnected last and middle mile networks, benefit and serve national security interests, and provide new direct internet connections to canada.
- Intended beneficiaries
- Moose net will extend the state's middle mile infrastructure to underserved, unserved, rural, and impoverished communities to facilitate public and private investment in high-speed last mile broadband. This new, low-latency, geographically diverse path through rural maine is likely to be attractive to hyperscalers, isps in atlantic canada and firms with data-intensive transport needs, especially those who have traffic coming overseas to north america. The route will increase middle mile competition in the area, with concurrent pricing benefits for wholesale and ultimately retail customers. Along the proposed routes in somerset county, 56% of addresses are unserved; in franklin, 50% are. Within 5-miles of moose net, 37% of addresses are underserved, lacking access to 100/20MBPS moose net will also benefit maine's tribal communities. The routes pass directly through penobscot indian tribal land and bring middle mile fiber much closer to several other reservations.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Original award | $30,016,472 | $23,336,660 |
Quick answers
Who received award 2340MM174?
2340MM174 was awarded to Maine Connectivity Authority by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on July 1, 2023.
How much is award 2340MM174 worth?
$53,353,132 has been obligated on 2340MM174: $30,016,472 in federal funding and $23,336,660 in non-federal funding.
Which agency awarded 2340MM174?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 2340MM174, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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