Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
3520B296
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$680,372,312

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Originally
Funding agency
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
Place of performance
Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA

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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; 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; reasonable post-nofo, pre-award expenses

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment The bead program provides federal funding for grants to eligible entities for broadband planning, deployment, mapping, equity, and adoption activities. The… $670,372,312
Amendment $5,000,000
Original award $5,000,000

Quick answers

Who received award 3520B296?

3520B296 was awarded to New Mexico Department Of Information Technology by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on December 1, 2022.

How much is award 3520B296 worth?

$680,372,312 has been obligated on 3520B296.

Which agency awarded 3520B296?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 3520B296, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).

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