Oregon Business Development Department

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; 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; 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 Oregon's Proposed "broadband Deployment Project," Are a Comprehensive, Informed Five-year Action Plan, Initial Proposal, and Final Proposal, Maximizing the Impact of Bead Funds to Improve Broadband Access and Resilience Throughout Oregon's Unserved and Underserved Communities While Addressing Persistent Equity Issues Relating to Internet Access to Serve as a Step Towards Connecting All Oregonians to Reliable and Affordable Broadband Service. Intended Beneficiaries: the Intended Beneficiaries Are Unserved and Underserved Groups in the State of Oregon With a Focus on Rural and Unserved Populations.subrecipient Activities: the Recipient Does Intend to Subaward Funds to the University of Oregon and Other Subrecipients Not Yet Identified.