Putting the award page together from the records…
Putting the award page together from the records…
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; 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 THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL INFORM THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN THAT WILL IDENTIFY MINNESOTA'S BROADBAND ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, EQUITY AND ADOPTION NEEDS; AND WILL SERVE AS A BENCHMARK FOR ADOPTING STRATEGIES, GOALS, AND INITIAL MEASURES FOR CONNECTING ALL RESIDENTS OF MINNESOTA WITH RELIABLE BROADBAND SERVICE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WITH A FOCUS ON RURAL AND UNSERVED POPULATIONS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
1 subaward totaling $8.60M (1.3% of what was obligated), as State of Minnesota of Employment & Economic Development, the reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subrecipient | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Energy | $8.60M | 1 | MN | 2026-07-28 | 2026-07-28 |
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | East Central Energy | $8.60M | ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERVICE. |
2 actions since 2022-10-05. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | 1 | Continuation | $646.84M | THE BEAD PROGRAM PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES FOR BROADBAND PLANNING, DEPLOYMENT, MAPPING, EQUITY, AND ADOPTION ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM'S PRINCIPAL FOCUS WILL BE ON DEPLOYING BROADBAND SERVICE TO UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED… |
| 2022-10-05 | 0 | New award | $5.00M | 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,… |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-30). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗