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Digital Equity Planning Grant Application:

All Utah, All Online

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Digital Equity Act State Plan

BEAD Five-Year Action Plan

All Utah, All Online

State Digital Connectivity Plan

Utah Code ยง 63N-17-201

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DE Capacity Grant

Allocations not announced

DE Planning Grant

$676,684

Digital Equity Plan

BEAD implementation

Allocations not announced

BEAD Planning Funds

$5,000,000

Five Year Action Plan

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DE Planning Grant Application

Due: July 12, 10am

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DE Planning Grant Application

Due: July 12, 10am

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Proposed

Grant

Activities

Digital Access Staff

Data & Outreach

Sub-awards to Local Governments

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Digital Access Staff

Program Manager

Outreach Specialist

Formal Writer

(1 FTE)

Oversee this grant, development of plan, and application for DE Capacity

(1 FTE)

Plan stakeholder engagement, assist with public outreach

(Contractor)

Update draft plan, incorporate new data and public comments

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Data & Outreach

Utilize public datasets, licensed data, and GIS mapping to model digital access needs.

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Data & Outreach

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Summer 2022 public outreach events

Meetings with regional associations of government

Large scale public awareness campaign including phone surveys, mailers, and events

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Data & Outreach

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Summer 2022 public outreach events

Meetings with regional associations of government

Large scale public awareness campaign including phone surveys, mailers, and events

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Sub-awards

Local Implementation

Regional Plans

State Plan

Grant allocations for municipal governments and eligible entities to create local digital access plans

State plan references local plans for direction on front-line implementation

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Timeline

Digital equity planning process to meet grant requirements

July 12, 2022

Oct. 1, 2022

December 2022

Sep. 30, 2023

October 2023

Application due to NTIA

Proposed grant activities begin

Anticipate beginning sub-award process

Proposed grant activities end

Anticipate applying for DE Capacity grant

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Sep

Oct

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Digital Equity Planning Grant Application:

All Utah, All Online