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BOOT Program: Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas
The BOOT Program is Texas’ first competitive broadband grant program aimed at funding infrastructure projects that bring broadband access to end users in eligible areas of the state.
Close to $12 million was awarded to fund 20 applications that will bring high-speed, reliable internet to 1,729 locations across the state.
BOOT AWARDS
| Organization Legal Name | County | Funding | # Locations | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA Communications, LLC | Donley | $2,939,962 | 310 | Fiber |
| AMA Communications, LLC | Hall | $209,468 | 6 | Fiber |
| AMA Communications, LLC | Hall | $273,228 | 10 | Fiber |
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. | Brewster | $200,000 | 34 | Fiber |
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. | Brewster | $1,067,589 | 186 | Fiber |
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. | Jeff Davis | $1,745,399 | 222 | Fiber |
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. | Jeff Davis | $1,574,133 | 123 | Fiber |
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. | Pecos | $200,000 | 99 | Fiber |
| Net Ops Communications, LLC | Ector | $260,173 | 18 | Fiber |
| Poka Lambro Telecommunications Ltd. | Garza | $228,220 | 17 | Wireless |
| Resound Networks | Culberson | $378,450 | 37 | Wireless |
| Resound Networks | Floyd | $473,220 | 208 | Wireless |
| Resound Networks | Hockley | $409,601 | 85 | Wireless |
| Resound Networks | Ward | $431,978 | 99 | Wireless |
| Resound Networks | Winkler | $363,533 | 85 | Wireless |
| Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC | Jefferson | $200,000 | 70 | Fiber |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas, LLC | Yoakum | $218,066 | 12 | Fiber |
| VGI Technology, Inc | Sutton | $200,000 | 11 | Wireless |
| VGI Technology, Inc | Tom Green | $250,000 | 45 | Wireless |
| VGI Technology, Inc | Tom Green | $260,000 | 52 | Wireless |
REPORTING
Throughout the life of the funded project, awarded applicants will submit regular reports to the BDO. The details for reporting requirements can be reviewed in the BOOT Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
RESOURCES
- Review the NOFA.
- Check eligibility 34 TAC §§16.30 – 16.46
- Definitions and BDO Requirements Gvt Code Ch 490I
- Guidance for the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (U.S. Treasury)
- Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund Compliance and Reporting Guidance (U.S. Treasury)
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