THE BEAD PROGRAM PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM'S PRINCIPAL FOCUS IS DEPLOYING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1) LAST-MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS; 2) PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BEAD (E.G., CHALLENGE AND SUBGRANTEE SELECTION PROCESSES), 3) FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE BROADBAND-RELATED ACTIVITIES, AND 4) ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE STATE OF MISSOURI AND PRINCIPALLY BROADBAND UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. THE RECIPIENT DOES INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

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THE BEAD PROGRAM PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM'S PRINCIPAL FOCUS IS DEPLOYING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1) LAST-MILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS; 2) PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BEAD (E.G., CHALLENGE AND SUBGRANTEE SELECTION PROCESSES), 3) FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE BROADBAND-RELATED ACTIVITIES, AND 4) ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE STATE OF MISSOURI AND PRINCIPALLY BROADBAND UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. THE RECIPIENT DOES INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.