Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (Corporation) seeks proposals from one or more qualified firms to (1) draft and implement a statewide broadband infrastructure and digital equity investment and grant program, called ConnectRI; this will consist primarily of drafting and implementing an integrated plan for maximizing the benefits of all relevant federal broadband subsidy programs in Rhode Island; (2) draft and implement all aspects of a Digital Equity Plan; (3) draft and implement all aspects of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Five-Year Action Plan, the BEAD Initial Proposal, and the BEAD Final Proposal, all in service of the ConnectRI investment program; and (4) design and implement a process for supervising grant completion for all recipients of grant funds awarded pursuant to the BEAD, the Digital Equity Act (DEA), and the US Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF) program. All work will be performed in close consultation with and subject to final review and approval by the Corporation.
