Closing the Broadband Availability Gap and Support the Development of a Five-Year Action Plan
FY2023 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-03
A single federal award, with both ends of the trail linked.
Award 1720B293 is a grant from the Department of Commerce to Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity, $1B obligated, FY2023 to FY2032, for Closing the Broadband Availability Gap and Support the Development of a Five-Year Action Plan. The work is performed in Illinois. Source
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; 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; 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 Illinois' Proposed Project, "Connect Illinois," Include Completing the Five-Year Action Plan, Contributing to Initial and Final Proposals, and Ensuring Access to Broadband Statewide. More Specifically, the Project Is Focused on Advancing the Objectives of the Bead Program, Including Achieving Universal Access to Basic Broadband of at Least 25/3 MBPS, Making Progress Toward and Establishing a Plan for Eventual Universal Access to Broadband Scalable to Speeds of at Least 100/100 MBPS, and Identifying and Eliminating Various Digital Equity Gaps Through Programmatic Alignment with NTIA's Digital Equity (DE) Planning, Capacity, and Competitive Grant Programs.intended Beneficiaries: The Intended Beneficiaries Are Unserved and Underserved Groups in the State of Illinois with a Focus on Rural and Unserved Populations.subrecipient Activities: The Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds