The Office of Broadband Development will carry out an extensive public engagement process as it plans for its Connecting All Missourians programs. These programs will be funded under the Digital Equity Act (DEA) and the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, both part of the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA). It will inform the state’s plans for spending more than $100 million toward broadband deployment and more than $20 million toward addressing non-infrastructure barriers to full participation in the digital world.
For more information about BEAD and DEA, please visit internetforall.gov and broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov.
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Digital Demonstration Project Grant Program
Applications for the Digital Demonstration Projects Grant Program opened on February 1, 2023, and closed on March 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.
For eligibility information, required documentation, and other details, please review the Digital Demonstration Projects Grant Program's Final Guidelines.
To view the Digital Demonstration Project grant application walk through, click here.
Many Missourians are unable to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the internet for reasons beyond availability of reliable high-speed internet access, which may include lack of familiarity with new technologies, inability to afford an internet-connected device, and the inability to afford internet service.
The upcoming Digital Demonstration Project Grant Program is a competitive grant program that will fund projects that allow the State of Missouri to better understand, develop, and implement programming that furthers the goal of digital equity. The results of this Program will inform the Missouri Digital Equity Plan, which must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce to secure future federal funding.
Missouri’s Office of Broadband Development (OBD) has allocated $250,000 to the program from the State Digital Equity Planning Grant, which is funded by the 2021 Digital Equity Act and part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
FCC Broadband Mapping Opportunity
The Office of Broadband Development is encouraging Missourians to make sure their homes, businesses, and communities are correctly represented on newly released maps of broadband coverage in order to make sure those locations are eligible for future funding.
Tools:
How-to submit a challenge video
How to submit a challenge document
OBD is also interested in identifying areas with large-scale errors for targeted outreach and potential bulk challenges. If you see such areas on the map, or if your organization has access to data that could be used to establish large-scale challenges either in terms of where potentially broadband-serviceable locations are situated or what services are actually available at given locations, please contact us.
For questions or information, contact our office at 573-526-1028 or broadband@ded.mo.gov.
MoDOT Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP)
To support federal and state investments in extending broadband infrastructure, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) would like to share its Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). The STIP, prepared annually, sets forth the specific construction projects MoDOT will undertake in the next five years. It covers highways and bridges, transit, aviation, rail, waterways, bicycle, pedestrian, and operations and maintenance projects. MoDOT's STIP can be found here.
If you have any questions, please contact broadband@modot.mo.gov.
More Information
- Recorded Webinars
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Connecting All Missourians Local Government Statewide Stakeholder Call - March 8, 2023
Broadband Stakeholder Update - February 24, 2023
Broadband Stakeholder Update - January 27, 2023
FCC Map Challenge Process Webinar - December 16, 2022
Connecting All Missourians Kick-off Summit - October 4, 2022
- Mapping Resources
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- Provider Summary
- This spreadsheet reflects the distribution of providers across geographies in the state of Missouri who reported providing the fastest broadband service for a location to the Federal Communications Commission in June 2022.
- This spreadsheet reflects the distribution of providers across geographies in the state of Missouri who reported providing the fastest broadband service for a location to the Federal Communications Commission in June 2022.
- Grant Summary
- This spreadsheet reflects the distribution of winners of broadband grants across geographies in the State of Missouri where those winners committed to bring service of at least 100/20 Mbps.
- Provider Summary
- Fact Sheets
- Program Documents