The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
appropriated $42.5 billion nationally to subsidize the deployment of broadband
to unserved areas. The program, called the Broadband Equity, Access, and
Deployment (BEAD), will also fund new digital equity initiatives. The new
Executive Director of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development (OBD) will
introduce herself and her team who will be responsible for creating the state’s
BEAD plan, working in partnership with the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA), to distribute Minnesota’s share of this
federal funding equitably and efficiently throughout the state. You’ll
learn and have an opportunity to ask questions about the rules of the BEAD
program, the timeline, and the process NTIA and OBD will follow in implementing
this substantial investment into Minnesota’s broadband
infrastructure.
This CLE is approved for credit
through April 16, 2025.
Panelists:
Bree Maki | Executive
Director, Office of Broadband Development
Diane Wells |
Deputy Director, Office of Broadband Development
Hannah
Buckland | Digital Equity Program Lead, MN Department of Employment and
Economic
Development
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit approved | Event
Code: 483791
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA
Members: $64.95