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West Virginia Broadband Investment Plan

Encouraging Participation in West Virginia’s BEAD Program

CHARLESTON, W.VA — The West Virginia Department of Economic Development Office of Broadband (WVDED) is announcing steps to encourage participation in West Virginia’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. These steps will support applicants applying to serve unserved and underserved locations throughout the State. More Time to Start Grant Funding Applications for the October…

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Program Procedures for the Extension of West Virginia’s BEAD Program

CHARLESTON, W.VA — Today, the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, Office of Broadband (WVDED) is publishing a set of Application Extension Program Procedures for the BEAD Program. WVDED will extend the application window of the West Virginia BEAD Program for a subset of the Program’s Target Areas following the Full Application deadline. West Virginia…

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West Virginia BEAD Final Challenge Results Approved by NTIA, Project Application Portal to Open August 26, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.VA — The West Virginia Department of Economic Development, West Virginia Office of Broadband, (WVDED) announced today another key milestone in its allocation of $1.2 billion in Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, under the 2021 Infrastructure Act, which dedicates $42.5 billion to broadband expansion nationwide. The WVDED administers West Virginia’s BEAD program. The U.S. Department…

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NTIA Approves West Virginia’s BEAD Challenge Process and Final Locations

The West Virginia Department of Economic Development, Office of Broadband, (“WVDED”), is pleased to announce NTIA’s approval of the West Virginia BEAD Challenge Process. The Challenge Process provided stakeholders in West Virginia with an opportunity to dispute the level of internet service reported on the FCC’s National Broadband Map available at a given location within…

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West Virginia Office of Broadband Urges West Virginia Organizations to Apply for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program

CHARLESTON, W.VA —The West Virginia Office of Broadband, a division of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WVDED), today urged West Virginia organizations to apply for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently launched the $1.25 billion Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. This…

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Program Resources


Browse the Maps

West Virginia ARPA Projects Dashboard

West Virginia Digital Equity Asset Map

West Virginia Broadband Availability Map

RDOF

FCC BDC Blog


IIJA Internet for All

BEAD Challenge Process -Published Challenges

BEAD Application Question Submission Form

BEAD Challenge Portal Registration

BEAD Challenge Process Instructions (Updated 02.02.2024)

BEAD Challenge Portal FAQ

BEAD Challenge Process Instructions Tutorial Video

BEAD Challenge Process Instructions Recording

West Virginia Digital Equity Plan Final 2024.01.14

Workforce Non-Deployment Draft Procedures

Device Distribution Program Procedures

Digital Navigator Program Procedures

BEAD Initial Proposal Volume II Final (March 15, 2024)

BEAD Initial Proposal Volume II DRAFT Presentation

BEAD Initial Proposal Volume I Final (December 14, 2023)

BEAD Initial Proposal Volume I PPT

BEAD Initial Proposal Volume I Broadband Council Presentation

5-Year Action Plan

5-Year Action Plan Executive Summary

5-Year Action Plan One-Page Summary

Middle Mile Webinar PowerPoint

Fabric Tier D License Overview

Fabric Tier E License Overview

Fabric Tier D License Instructions

CostQuest Licensing Webpage

CostQuest Tier E Licensing Webpage


ARPA Guide to Compliance and Reporting (Updated June 2023)


ARPA Capital Projects Fund

Capital Projects Fund Allocations to States

Capital Projects Fund Guidance

2023 Capital Projects Fund Annual Performance Report


ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund

Interim Final Rule

Recipient Compliance and Reporting Guidance

ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund allocation by County

FAQ


Annual Report

CPF 2024 Annual Report

2023 Annual Report

West Virginia Statewide Broadband Survey

2023 Speed Performance Maps


Entity Registration

Sam.gov

WV Secretary of the State


ZoomGrants Tutorial


Grant Program Webinar


Speed Test and Survey


WV Attorney General Broadband Consumer Complaint


Next Meeting

Broadband Enhancement Council Meeting 2024 Dates:

  • May 9
  • June 13
  • July 11
  • August 8
  • September 12
  • October 19
  • November 14
  • December 12

Council Meetings are the second Thursday of every month at 10:00am unless noted otherwise.

 

Meetings are online via Google Meet

 

To register for meetings please use this form: Registration Form

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