Support closing the broadband availability GAP and support the development of a five-year action plan
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 7820B092
- Recipient
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Office Of Management & Budget UEI NE9CJJMDMP65
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $27,103,241
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
- Completion date 37% complete
- Originally
- Funding agency
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Department of Commerce
- Place of performance
- St Thomas, 00802, USVI
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; 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; costs associated with meeting the local coordination requirements including capacity building at the local and regional levels or contracted support; and reasonable post-nofo, pre-award expenses $100,000 or less relating to preparation of program submissions or adding additional capacity in preparation for bead program.
- Expected outcomes
- Virgin island broadband expansion and equality project to provide reliable, equitable broadband service, with priority on unserved and underserved communities through subgrants to qualified internet service providers. The program will close the digital divide and ensure every virgin islander can participate in online educational offerings, access telehealth care, and thrive in the digital economy. The usvi agencies to plan, develop, promote and garner community input on bead.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The intended beneficiaries are unserved and underserved groups in the united states virgin islands with a focus on rural and unserved populations.
- Subrecipient activities
- The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $25,853,289 | |
| Original award | $1,249,952 |
Quick answers
Who received award 7820B092?
7820B092 was awarded to Office Of Management & Budget by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on June 15, 2023.
How much is award 7820B092 worth?
$27,103,241 has been obligated on 7820B092.
Which agency awarded 7820B092?
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) awarded 7820B092, with funding from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce).
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