Closing the Broadband Availability Gap and Support the Development of a Five-Year Action Plan

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; Publications, Outreach, and Communications Support; Reasonable Post-Nofo, Pre-Award Expenses <$100,000 Relating to Preparation of Program Submissions or Adding Additional Capacity in Preparation for 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.expected Outcomes: The Outcomes of Nebraska's Proposed Project Are Creating a Framework Through Which Grants Can Be Distributed to Subgrantees Based on the Structure in Place for the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program (Nbbp) Grant Program; Offering More Reliable Broadband Service Throughout Our State; Improved Understanding of the Specific Areas of Need for Broadband Service and Will Provide Baseline Information for Developing Modeled Costs to Provide Services to All Locations; and Outreach to Communities Throughout Nebraska.intended Beneficiaries: The Intended Beneficiaries Are Unserved and Underserved Groups in the State of Nebraska with a Focus on Rural and Unserved Populations.subrecipient Activities: The Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds.