Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 5520B091
- Recipient
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Public Service Commission Of Wisconsin UEI LLEGEC1GMNM8
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $1,060,823,574
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
- Completion date 40% complete
- Originally
- Funding agency
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
- Place of performance
- Madison, WI 53705, 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; 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; reasonable post-nofo, pre-award expenses in an amount not to exceed $100,000 relating to the preparation of program submissions to ntia (such as the letter of intent) or adding additional capacity to state or territorial broadband offices in preparation for the bead program may be reimbursed if they are incurred after the publication date of this nofo and prior to the date of issuance of the grant award from ntia, except that lobbying costs and contingency fees are not reimbursable from grant funds; 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 wisconsin's proposed project are a five-year action plan, sequencing concurrently with wisconsin's digital equity plan and incorporating outreach and focused understanding of communities facing undue barriers to participation in the digital community, implementing a five-year buildout of broadband infrastructure so that all wisconsinites may realize meaningful connection to our digital world, a locally informed analysis of broadband needs in each region that will serve as the basis of the statewide plan; improved capacity for local leaders to facilitate broadband planning, ensuring expeditious allocation of funding that aligns with the vision and needs of local communities; increased local capacity and momentum for broadband planning, and a clear vision from local communities to inform the five-year action plan; collection of granular service and affordability data, incorporation of data into public-facing visualizations, and analysis to identify service gaps and implement deployment efforts; recommendations, pilot programs, and a plan to ensure a diverse workforce ready to design, deploy, and maintain a robust statewide broadband network; and a comprehensive program and budget that is efficient, transparent, federally compliant, collaboratively sequenced with digital equity efforts, and ready for implementation.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of wisconsin with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
- Subrecipient activities
- The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $1,050,823,574 | |
| Amendment | $5,000,000 | |
| Original award | $5,000,000 |
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Quick answers
Who received award 5520B091?
5520B091 was awarded to Public Service Commission Of Wisconsin by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on December 1, 2022.
How much is award 5520B091 worth?
$1,060,823,574 has been obligated on 5520B091.
Which agency awarded 5520B091?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 5520B091, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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