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

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Award ID
6920B147
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$82,046,709

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Originally
Funding agency
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
Place of performance
Saipan, CNMI

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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: the proposed project includes: 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; 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; 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; reasonable post-nofo, pre-award expenses

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… $79,546,709
Amendment $1,250,000
Original award $1,250,000

Quick answers

Who received award 6920B147?

6920B147 was awarded to Cnmi Office Of Planning And Development by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on December 1, 2022.

How much is award 6920B147 worth?

$82,046,709 has been obligated on 6920B147.

Which agency awarded 6920B147?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 6920B147, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).

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