The project is composed of two elements, added middle mile fiber route miles, and upgrading electronics to support the increased network demand
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 3840MM934
- Recipient
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Dcn, LLC UEI N494JZQ81354
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $43,801,277
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.033 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program
- Completion date
- Originally
- Funding
-
- $19,710,574.47 Federal
- $24,090,702.14 Non-federal
- Funding agency
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
- Place of performance
- Fargo, ND 58104, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Activities
- Dakota carrier network (DCN) is upgrading and expanding north dakota's middle mile broadband infrastructure to provide resiliency, sustainability, and withstand increased bandwidth capacity. The project will add a total of 612.99 leased fiber route miles to DCN's middle mile backbone infrastructure. Subrecipient BEK communications cooperative will add a total of 28.4 new construction fiber route miles to their middle mile backbone infrastructure. Subrecipient dakota central telecommunications coop. (DCT) will be adding a total of 233.2 new construction fiber route miles to their middle mile backbone infrastructure. The period of performance is expected to be 2 years. Expected outcome: this project will advance the two key objectives of the MMG program: to encourage the expansion and extension of middle mile infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting unserved and underserved areas to the backbone of the internet and to promote broadband connection resiliency through the creation of alternative network connection paths that can be designed to prevent single points of failure on a broadband network. The project is composed of two elements, added middle mile fiber route miles, and upgrading electronics to support the increased network demand.
- Intended beneficiaries
- Three of DCN's owner and one affiliate company recently were awarded USDA reconnect 3 loan and grant funding for further deployment of fiber-to-the-premises networks. These added last-mile networks will connect an additional 5,822 people, 205 businesses, 680 farms, and 16 educational facilities to high-speed internet. This project will ensure that the network can sustain these increases in capacity to connect to these currently unserved and/or underserved areas, as an 80% rural state. There are five federally recognized tribes and one indian community located at least partially within the state of north dakota: the mandan, hidatsa, & arikara nation (MHA) (three affiliated tribes), the spirit lake tribe, the standing rock sioux tribe, the turtle mountain band of chippewa indians, the sisseton wahpeton oyate nation, and the trenton indian service area. DCN's fiber optic middle mile infrastructure supports the majority of north dakota's anchor institutions' internet and connectivity needs. Anchor institutions like all the k-12 public schools in the state, 9 higher education locations, 54 critical healthcare providers, and the multitude of public safety locations including 911 dispatch centers, national guard, air force, and state radio towers.
- Subrecipient activities
- Subrecipient BEK will be adding a total of 28.4 new construction fiber route miles to their middle mile backbone infrastructure. Subrecipient DCT will be adding a total of 233.2 new construction fiber route miles to their middle mile backbone infrastructure.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Original award | $19,710,574 | $24,090,702 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Reservation Telephone Cooperative | $2,673,644 | |
| Griggs County Telephone Co | $882,000 | |
| Dakota Central Telecommunications Cooperative | $2,673,644 | |
| Subrecipient not on record | $2,673,644 |
Quick answers
Who received award 3840MM934?
3840MM934 was awarded to Dcn, LLC by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on July 1, 2023.
How much is award 3840MM934 worth?
$43,801,277 has been obligated on 3840MM934: $19,710,574 in federal funding and $24,090,702 in non-federal funding.
Which agency awarded 3840MM934?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 3840MM934, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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