WVGES Broadband Map: Grants

Grants

As part of the West Virginia Broadband Mapping Program, WVGES administered grants to support broadband use and adoption throughout the state. The Technical Assistance Grants were competitive grants, while the Regional Planning Council Grants were dedicated to Regional Planning Councils across the state.

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Technical Assistance Grants

Overview/About

The goal of the Technical Assistance Grant Program was to fund projects that focused on training, education and online application development to increase the use and adoption of broadband throughout the state. Awards were made to support projects and services in state, county and local governments, health care, higher education, emergency services, public safety, energy and the environment, libraries, agriculture and economic development. Awards were granted in each of the state’s eleven Regional Planning and Development districts.

A total of $677,625 in grant funds, in amounts between $5,000 to $30,000, was awarded in 2012 in a first round of competitive awards. A second round of competitive awards totaling $842,213 was awarded early in 2014. All awarded projects can be found below.

Summary of the Technical Assistance Grants Program

View or download the Summary Report (616 KB PDF).

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Round Two of Funds Awarded (2014)

In 2014, the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey’s Broadband Mapping Program awarded $842,213 in grant funds as part of the federally-funded Technical Assistance Grant Program. Thirty-nine recipients were chosen based on their goals to create or improve the usage of broadband internet through train-the-trainer, education, or other applications.

Grants were awarded across all of the state’s eleven planning and development regions as well as in multiple sectors, including but not limited to, agriculture, economic development, education, government services, health care, libraries, energy and environment, emergency services, and public safety. Information on the 2014 awards can be viewed below.

(Braxton County) Internet Tax Inquiry and Online Tax Payments
Braxton County Commission
$20,350
Broadband Technical Assistance Grant for e-Commerce Training
Southern WV Community and Technical College
$25,125
(Cabell County) Online Filing for Personal Property Forms
Cabell County Assessor
$18,577.08
Common Core Implementation Workshops and Webinars
Grant County Schools
$30,000
Create Health WV
The EdVenture Group
$23,250
Doddridge County Web Services Project
Doddridge County Assessor
$ 6,500
(Fayette County) GIS Tax Map Development and Web Publication
Fayette County Commission
$26,694.35
(Fayette County) Online Filing and Document Indexing for Personal Property Assessment Forms
Fayette County Commission
$6,500
(Gilmer County) Online Public Access Project
Gilmer County Commission
$25,499.14
GPD (Granville Police Department) CRIPos-RMS Online Forms
Town of Granville
$30,000
Hardy County Geospatial Website
Hardy County Assessor
$27,000
Harrison County Consolidated Damage Assessment System for Emergencies
Harrison County Commission
$ 6,000
Harrison County Online Tax Payment System
Harrison County Commission
$11,218
Heads Up Huntington Smartphone Application
City of Huntington
$30,000
Heads-Up Beckley Phone Application
City of Beckley
$30,000
Heads Up Hancock County
Hancock County Commission
$30,000
Improve Your Online Knowledge Course Training Program
WVNET
$28,765
Library Technology Training Project for Four Northcentral Counties
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library
$23,100
Lincoln County GIS Website
Lincoln County Assessor
$13,740
Lost Water Prevention for Public Service Districts Using Broadband Technology
Central Barbour Public Service District
$30,000
Marshall County GIS Website
Marshall County Assessor
$25,600
(McDowell County) Online Property Tax Inquiry System
McDowell County Commission
$12,500
MonCHSEMA CriPos Resource Management
Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office/MECCA 911
$28,000
Morgan County Online Project
Morgan County Assessor
$ 6,500
Network Broadband Technology for Telemedicine Pilot Program
Grafton City Hospital
$30,000
Pesticide Online Registration and Renewal
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
$26,790
Putnam County Planning Commission Permit and Zoning Request System
Putnam County Commission
$15,500
Putnam County Sheriff Wireless Database Access and Tax Payment/Receipt System
Putnam County Sheriff
$30,000
Raleigh County Broadband Web Inquiry and Tax Payment System
Raleigh County Commission
$26,822.40
Randolph County Web Services
Randolph County Assessor
$ 7,155
(Roane County) Sheriff’s Tax Office Internet Tax Collection
Roane County Commission
$17,694
Sex Offender Mapping Project
West Virginia State Police
$30,000
Statewide Parcel Web Map Service
WV GIS Tech Center
$16,000
Wastewater Monitoring Using Broadband Technology
Town of Tunnelton
$30,000
West Virginia Online Justice Project
Legal Aid of West Virginia
$28,300
Wetzel County GIS Website
Wetzel County Assessor
$13,200
Wyoming County Online Project
Wyoming County Assessor’s Office
$ 7,655
(Wyoming County) Online Tax Inquiry and Payment Program
Wyoming County Commission
$20,678.35
Youth Watershed Connections
Friends of Deckers Creek Youth Advisory Board
$27,500

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Round One of Funds Awarded (2012)

In 2012, the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey’s Broadband Mapping Program awarded $677,625 in grant funds as part of the federally-funded Technical Assistance Grant Program. Thirty-three recipients were chosen based on their goals to create or improve the usage of broadband internet through train-the-trainer, education, or other applications.

Grants were awarded across all of the state’s eleven planning and development regions as well as in multiple sectors, including but not limited to, agriculture, economic development, education, government services, health care, and public safety. Information on the 2012 awards can be viewed below.

Ethernet Accessibility of Sensors and High Speed Internet for Water/Waste Water and Industrial Applications
Central Barbour Public Service District
$30,000
E-Reading to Succeed
Community Connect Foundation
$30,000
mapMercerCounty
Development Authority of Mercer County
$30,000
Mapping the West Virginia Local Food System
Downstream Strategies/WVU GIS Tech Center
$22,500
Online Building Permit and Zoning Application Tool
Fayette County Commission
$14,100
Fayette County 21st Century Electronic Government Access Project
Fayette County Commission
$8,599
Greenbrier County Broadband Tax Payment System
Greenbrier County Commission
$10,240.42
Assessor Online Web Development
Hampshire County Assessor
$28,800
Regional 911 Centers and AVL Location Communications System
Hampshire County Office of Emergency Management
$29,500
Hancock County Online Tax Payment System
Hancock County Commission
$7,125
Jefferson County Public Land Records Digitization and Archive
Jefferson County Commission
$30,000
Jefferson County Online Public Land Records Management System
Jefferson County Commission
$30,000
Advancing Economic Development with a 21st Century Advanced Manufacturing Interactive Network
Marshall University Research Corp.
$29,930
Assessor Online GIS Website
Mineral County Assessor
$11,450
Mineral County Online Public Access Project
Mineral County Commission
$16,615
Economic Development Application and Web Site
Mingo County Redevelopment Authority
$20,482
Sheriff Online Payment
Ohio County Commission
$10,000
Online Tax Payment and Inquiry System
Ritchie County Commission
$16,500
Internet Property Tax Inquiry
Roane County Commission
$17,100
Develop County Website
Roane County Commission
$8,315
Sheriff's Tax Office Internet Tax Collection
Sheriff of Taylor County
$7,500
Strengthening Local Agriculture with Web Tools for Farmers and Teachers
WV Community Development Hub
$8,420
Logging Operations Notification, Inspection, and Enforcement System (LONIE) Broadband Deployment
West Virginia Division of Forestry
$30,000
Broadband Simulcast Technician Training
WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
$22,200
Statewide Leaf-Off Imagery Service
WVGIS Tech Center
$5,950
Interagency Cooperation Tool
WVGIS Tech Center/WV Division of Natural Resources
$22,494
Certificate for Online Teaching
WV Higher Education Policy Commission
$24,300
Online Education and Research Tool Upgrade
WV Humanities Council
$21,094
Data Mapping: A Portal to Community Health
WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, Center for Rural and Community Health
$30,000
Teach and Learn the Electronic Health Record
WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Evaluation Center
$30,000
WVU-P Virtual Training Center
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
$25,020
Extended Learning Virtual Advising
WVU Research Corporation
$28,294
Online Course Quality Improvement Project
West Virginia Virtual Learning Network/WVNET
$21,097

Regional Planning Council Grants

Overview/About

Grants were given to the eleven Regional Planning and Development Councils across the state to create Regional Broadband Planning Teams (RBPT). The teams conducted needs assessments, gathered and analyzed connectivity data by anchor institutions, small businesses, and residences, and considered factors that influence decisions to obtain or increase bandwidth capacity.

Based upon the results of the needs assessment, the RBPT developed strategic broadband deployment and adoption plans for their regions. The plans included measurable goals, objectives and benchmarks to keep broadband planning and implementation efforts on track. These plans will ultimately help communities within the eleven separate regions leverage the benefits of high-speed connectivity, including economic and social development initiatives that can and will later take advantage of federal, state and other grant opportunities and funding.

+ Regional Strategic Plans (click to expand)