Project Grant 3220B090
- The State of Nevada, doing business as the Office of the Governor, received a $87.1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund construction of a 431-mile open-access fiber optic network running north-south along US 93 to connect a major internet exchange in Las Vegas to an interconnection point in Wells, Nevada. This middle mile...
- The federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 11.036), will support Clark County, Nevada in achieving digital equity and promoting digital inclusion activities. The $15,327,460.74 grant, awarded on March 1, 2025, will fund a comprehensive program to address barriers to broadband adoption and digital skills development among covered populations in Nevada. Key activities...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On September 16, 2025, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded Lovelock Highspeed (doing business as Northern Nevada Internet Service) a Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) Project Grant totaling $1,811,076 to deploy broadband infrastructure in Lovelock, Nevada. The grant funds the construction and deployment of broadband transmission service capable of delivering speeds of at least 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and 20 Mbps upstream to all...
- This federal Project Grant award of $16,170,760.44 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will enable the Arizona Commerce Authority to implement the Arizona Digital Equity Plan. The key activities include establishing local and tribal digital equity specialists, supporting digital equity planning with a focus on rural areas, increasing telehealth access and digital health...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to develop tools and methodologies for augmenting, denoising and debiasing crowdsourced internet access measurements. The three-year award beginning October 1, 2022 will support the creation of a broadband offerings tool to aggregate internet service provider plan data and link it with...
- This $288,483 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports Valley Vision, Inc. to develop a broadband master plan for four counties in California under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The plan will analyze existing broadband infrastructure and services, identify gaps and needs, and create a multi-stakeholder strategy to leverage industry clusters in the Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium region by expanding access...
- This $9,947,586.17 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will enable the Oregon Business Development Department to implement the Oregon Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include providing online safety and privacy training, conducting program evaluations and data collection, and delivering education and outreach to increase access to affordable broadband...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) provides $15,814,288 to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development to implement the state's Digital Equity Plan. The key activities to be delivered include: Serving all covered populations, especially rural residents and incarcerated individuals, with digital skills and workforce training...
- This $5,631,769.64 federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will fund the implementation of Alaska's Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include developing affordability strategies for underserved populations, launching statewide digital literacy programs, creating a device refurbishment and distribution program, and strengthening participating...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) provides $9,011,588 to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to implement the state's Digital Equity Plan. The key activities to be performed include launching digital skills and local digital equity planning programs, piloting a device program, conducting annual program evaluations, and...
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: THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES: 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; 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 THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT GOVERNOR SISOLAK'S GOAL OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO BROADBAND FOR ALL NEVADANS AND ARE AN INFORMED, COHESIVE FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN THAT RESULTS IN DEVELOPING AN ACCURATE STATEWIDE BROADBAND MAP, DEVELOPING DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES, AND ACCURATE ASSET MAPPING; COMMUNITIES THAT FEEL HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD; PRECISE ASSESSMENT OF TARGET POPULATIONS AND BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCESS; SMART FUNDING DECISIONS RELATED TO THE INITIAL AND FINAL PROPOSALS; AND MEETING FEDERAL GRANT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES NECESSARY CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY (OSIT) TO OVERSEE AND COMPLETE THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES. THE GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM, THE HIGH SPEED NV INITIATIVE, IS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BEAD PROGRAM TO ENSURE ALL RESIDENTS OF NEVADA HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND SCALABLE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS IN THE STATE OF NEVADA WITH A FOCUS ON RURAL AND UNSERVED POPULATIONS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($5m) | 5/3/23 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 11/23/22 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 11/23/22 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 11/23/22 |