Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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; the Development of a Preliminary Budget for Pre-planning Activities; Publications, Outreach, and Communications Support; Training for Employees of the Broadband Program or Office of the Eligible Entity or Employees or Political Subdivisions of the Eligible Entity, and Related Staffing Capacity or Consulting or Contracted Support to Effectuate the Goals of the Bead Program; 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 the Bead Nofo Including Capacity Building at the Local and Regional Levels or Contracted Support.expected Outcomes: the Expected Outcomes of Texas' Proposed Project Are Developing and Implementing a Public Engagement Plan, a Comprehensive Five-year Action Plan, and Implementation Plan, Resulting in the Texas Broadband and Development Office Prepared to Receive and Administer Bead Funds, Identifying Broadband Access, Affordability, Equity, and Adoption Needs Across Texas, and Building on the Texas State Broadband Plan 2022. Bead Program Funds Will Support Texas' Mission of Expanding Access to Reliable, Affordable, High-speed Broadband Service to All Texans.intended Beneficiaries: the Intended Beneficiaries Are Unserved and Underserved Groups in the State of Texas With a Focus on Rural and Unserved Populations.subrecipient Activities: the Recipient Does Not Intend to Intend to Subaward Funds.