USAspending award profile

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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.