State of Georgia

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; Providing Technical Assistance to Potential Subgrantees, Including Through Workshops and Events; 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. Expected Outcomes: the Expected Outcomes of Georgia's Proposed Project Are the Design and Implementation of a Five-year Action Plan That Identifies Georgia's Broadband Access, Affordability, Equity, and Adoption Needs and Also Serves as a Benchmark for Strategies, Goals, and Initial Measures to Meet the Objectives of the Bead Program, and Initial Proposal and Final Proposals.intended Beneficiaries: the Intended Beneficiaries Are Unserved and Underserved Groups in the State of Georgia With a Focus on Rural and Unserved Populations.subrecipient Activities: the Recipient Intends to Subaward Funds to the Georgia Technology Authority (gta).