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

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Award ID
4820B328
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$3,317,616,455

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Originally
Funding agency
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
Place of performance
Austin, TX 78711, USA

Award details come from USAspending.gov.

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. 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; the development of a preliminary budget for pre-planning activities; publications, outreach, and communications support; training for employees of the broadband program or office of the eligible entity or employees or political subdivisions of the eligible entity, and related staffing capacity or consulting or contracted support to effectuate the goals of the bead program; 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 the bead nofo including capacity building at the local and regional levels or contracted support.
Expected outcomes
The expected outcomes of texas' proposed project are developing and implementing a public engagement plan, a comprehensive five-year action plan, and implementation plan, resulting in the texas broadband and development office prepared to receive and administer bead funds, identifying broadband access, affordability, equity, and adoption needs across texas, and building on the texas state broadband plan 2022. Bead program funds will support texas' mission of expanding access to reliable, affordable, high-speed broadband service to all texans.
Intended beneficiaries
The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of texas with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
Subrecipient activities
The recipient does not intend to intend to subaward funds.

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… $3,307,616,455
Amendment $5,000,000
Original award $5,000,000

Quick answers

Who received award 4820B328?

4820B328 was awarded to Texas Comptroller Of Public Accounts by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on December 1, 2022.

How much is award 4820B328 worth?

$3,317,616,455 has been obligated on 4820B328.

Which agency awarded 4820B328?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 4820B328, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).

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