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

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
4220B085
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,166,778,272

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Originally
Funding agency
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
Place of performance
Harrisburg, PA 17120, USA

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Description

As the agency reported it.

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: 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; 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; and 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 outcomes of pennsylvania's proposed project are a comprehensive five-year action plan identifying pennsylvania's broadband access, affordability, equity, and adoption needs; serving as a benchmark for connecting all residents of pennsylvania with reliable broadband service; and creating equitable, affordable, and robust high-speed broadband internet infrastructure and services connecting pennsylvania for the 21ST century and beyond. More specific outcomes include greater capacity and the ability to meet future project deliverables; better informed, prepared staff and a collaborative and cohesive five-year action plan; a more holistic representation of residents' issues; creation of an asset inventory that, when analyzed against pennsylvania's needs assessment, identifies resource, funding, and programming gaps; more precise assessment of unserved and underserved locations, a GAP analysis, and the barriers residents face that impact their ability to access reliable broadband service; and increased opportunities for partners and allow for a more expeditious review process for the internal state team.
Intended beneficiaries
The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the commonwealth of pennsylvania with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
Subrecipient activities
The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment Initial proposal funding request:the bead program provides federal funding for grants to eligible entities for broadband planning, deployment, mapping,… $1,156,778,272
Amendment $5,000,000
Original award $5,000,000

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
IBT Group USA LLC IBTs project identifies unserved and underserved populations with apparent disparities in technology access and digital literacy and proposes a viable solution.… $3,645,132
Upward Broadband LLC We use a deployment model that matches radio equipment tocustomer location based on distance, terrain, and line-of-sightconditions. High-speed tiers,… $1,784,540
IBT Group USA LLC IBTs project identifies unserved and underserved populations with apparent disparities in technology access and digital literacy and proposes a viable solution.… $5,545,296
Upward Broadband LLC We use a deployment model that matches radio equipment tocustomer location based on distance, terrain, and line-of-sightconditions. High-speed tiers,… $724,165
IBT Group USA LLC IBTs project identifies unserved and underserved populations with apparent disparities in technology access and digital literacy and proposes a viable solution.… $10,146,371
IBT Group USA LLC $2,004,660
IBT Group USA LLC $2,170,740
IBT Group USA LLC $3,772,520
IBT Group USA LLC $12,400,045
Centre Wisp Venture Co We can upgrade from XGS-PON to 50G-PON. 50G-PON can coexist on the same fiber as XGS-PON, and only the OLT switch and anycustomers who want to leverage the… $10,298,757
Central Bradford Progress Authority Fiber segments provide future-proof foundation scaling from 100/20 Mbps to multi-gigabit speeds by upgrading terminal equipment, while ULFW components evolve… $73,574,097
Connect Holding II LLC This proposal includes the deployment of state-of-the-art10G symmetrical network equipment (XGSPON), and the fiber necessary to deliver FTTP service directly to… $1,343,950
Connect Holding II LLC $3,645,691
Connect Holding II LLC $10,075,307
Connect Holding II LLC $455,566
Connect Holding II LLC $8,071,771
Connect Holding II LLC $1,733,684
Connect Holding II LLC $1,386,472
Connect Holding II LLC $314,651
Connect Holding II LLC $1,164,293
Connect Holding II LLC $802,953
Connect Holding II LLC $12,109,855
Connect Holding II LLC $606,680
Technology Learning Collaborative Funds will be used for Training/Technical Assistance to purchase a gold sponsorship package for TLC's annual conference, which brings together the digital… $0
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Quick answers

Who received award 4220B085?

4220B085 was awarded to Department Of Community & Economic Development Pennsylvania by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on November 15, 2022.

How much is award 4220B085 worth?

$1,166,778,272 has been obligated on 4220B085.

Which agency awarded 4220B085?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 4220B085, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).

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