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; 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; and conducting surveys of unserved, underserved, and underrepresented communities to better understand barriers to adoption.
Expected outcomes
The proposed project is expected to result in an increase in the broadband office's capacity, develop the 5-year plan, initial proposal, challenge process, and final proposal, and provide audit and compliance expertise throughout the bead program's period of performance.
Intended beneficiaries
The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the state of wyoming 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…
$342,977,922
Amendment
$4,899,999
Original award
$4,899,999
Subawards
Subrecipient
Amount
Awarded
Tri County Telephone Association, Inc.Deployment project to connect 324 remote locations in Big Horn Basin area of Wyoming using Fiber Optic and Licensed Fixed Wireless Technology.
$345,189
Tri County Telephone Association, Inc.Deployment project to connect 2888 unserved and underserved homes and businesses in the counties of Park and Big Horn and Washakie by using Fiber Optic and…
$39,863,852
Tri County Telephone Association, Inc.Deployment project to connect 2417 unserved and underserved homes and businesses in the Cody Powell corridor of rural Wyoming using Fiber Optic and Licensed…
$23,273,865
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 806 unserved and underserved locations east of Cheyenne with Fiber Optic technology.
$6,944,415
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 524 unserved and underserved locations in western Natrona County using Fiber Optic technology.
$4,937,900
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 348 unserved and underserved locations in northeast Natrona County using Fiber Optic technology.
$2,487,335
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 264 unserved and underserved locations south of Laramie City with Fiber Optic technology.
$2,102,241
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 69 unserved and underserved locations in the Town of Glenrock with mix of Fiber Optic and Licensed Fixed Wireless technologies.
$652,404
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 143 unserved and underserved locations west of Laramie City with Fiber Optic technology.
$1,631,764
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 806 unserved and underserved locations in central east Natrona County using Fiber Optic technology.
$4,546,269
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 629 unserved and underserved locations west of Cheyenne with Fiber Optic technology.
$4,782,050
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 60 unserved and underserved locations in the Town of Douglas with Fiber Optic technology.
Union Telephone CompanyProject to install fixed wireless antennas to existing towers which will provide Licensed Fixed Wireless service to 32 underserved locations in Hanna area of…
Union Telephone CompanyProject to install fixed wireless antennas to existing towers which will provide licensed fixed wireless service to 41 unserved locations in the Seminoe…
Union Telephone CompanyProject to install fixed wireless antennas to existing towers which will provide licensed fixed wireless service to 125 underserved and unserved locations north…
Union Telephone CompanyProject to install fixed wireless antennas to existing towers which will provide licensed fixed wireless service to 123 underserved and unserved locations in…
$203,096
Union Telephone CompanyProject to construct 8.9 miles of fiber and upgrade existing towers in the area to serve 624 unserved and underserved locations with Fiber Optic and Licensed…
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 148 unserved and underserved locations in the Town of Saratoga with Fiber Optic technology.
Union Telephone CompanyProject to install fixed wireless antennas to existing towers which will provide Licensed Fixed Wireless service to 98 unserved locations in Southeast Carbon…
$168,458
Inventive Wireless Of Nebraska LLCDeployment project to serve 384 unserved and underserved locations in northern Platte County with Licensed Fixed Wireless technology.
$5,477,293
Mountain West Technologies CorpDeployment project to connect 20 underserved and unserved locations using Unlicensed Fixed Wireless technology.
$100,000
Mountain West Technologies CorpDeployment project to connect 11 underserved and unserved locations using Unlicensed Fixed Wireless technology.
$100,000
Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc.Deployment project to build fiber optic network extension in rural western Wyoming in Bondurant and Mesa communities to serve 833 locations.
5620B113 was awarded to Wyoming Business Council by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on December 1, 2022.
How much is award 5620B113 worth?
$352,777,920 has been obligated on 5620B113.
Which agency awarded 5620B113?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 5620B113, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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