Round 1 of the BEAD Program to Open November 15
October 16, 2024
DED's Office of Broadband Development (OBD) has announced that the first application round for the Missouri Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program is scheduled to open on November 15, 2024.
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3rd Annual Connecting All Missourians Broadband Stakeholder Summit
September 24, 2024
DED's Office of Broadband Development (OBD) held the 3rd Annual Connecting All Missourians Broadband Stakeholder Summit on October 22, 2024.
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Public Input Survey for BEAD Reimbursement Process Now Open
September 17, 2024
DED is requesting public feedback on options for the reimbursement process for the upcoming Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. The BEAD program will invest $1.7 billion to address infrastructure barriers for unserved and underserved locations throughout Missouri.
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BEAD Project Area Submission Window Extended, Local Coordination Template Available
May 14, 2024
DED's Office of Broadband Development (OBD) is extending the window for prospective applicants to submit project areas for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. To allow for further participation, OBD will accept project area submissions through June 14, 2024.
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New Missouri Broadband Map
The Missouri Public Broadband Availability Interactive Map v1 is now available at https://broadbandmap.mo.gov/ Please see the Office of Broadband Development Mapping web page for more details on the map release and provider registration.
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Missourians will be able to report inaccuracies on the map through Missouri’s state challenge process. To be alerted when the state challenge process begins, subscribe for emails and pick the “State Broadband Map Challenge Process” checkbox.
Connected Nation Data Collection
Data collection began the week of January 18, 2024, for the next generation of broadband mapping in the state of Missouri. OBD has contracted with Connected Nation, a non-profit, to collect some data elements from ISPs that will be important for the future deployment of broadband in state of Missouri.
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2023 Missouri Internet Survey
The 2023 Missouri Internet Survey was conducted by the University of Missouri Extension Exceed Program and will assist the Office of Broadband in utilizing forthcoming broadband funding to more effectively bring the benefit of broadband service to all Missourians.
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Focus Group Study
A focus group study was conducted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Community Innovation and Action Center, in order to understand the broadband needs and challenges of Missourians across the state. In order to better use and distribute funding to achieve digital equity in the state of Missouri, it is necessary to understand the barriers Missouri citizens encounter when accessing broadband and how broadband access, or lack thereof, affects their daily lives. These focus groups, along with other data collection methods, allow for a greater understanding of the issues Missourians are facing when it comes to broadband access.