Franklin County has asked the City of Carrabelle to solicit one volunteer to participate on the Local Technology Planning Team. This committee will work with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to seek grant funding for broadband accessibility in the County. This committee will meet on a regular basis for the next year. The appointee can be any Carrabelle City Resident from the following organizations and industries
· Libraries: K-12 Education; Colleges and Universities; Local Health Care Providers; Private Businesses; Community Organizations; Economic Development Organizations; Local Governments; Tourism; Parks and Recreation; Agriculture.
Directives for the Local Technology Planning Teams:
· Work with rural communities to help the communities understand their current broadband availability;
· Locate unserved and underserved businesses and residents;
· Identify assets relevant to broadband deployment;
· Build partnerships with broadband service providers;
· Identify opportunities to leverage assets and reduce barriers to the deployment of broadband internet services in the community;
· Teams must be proactive in fiscally constrained counties in identifying funding opportunities and providing assistance with applying for federal grants for broadband internet service.
If interested, please submit a letter of interest to 1206 Hwy 98 East, Carrabelle, FL 32322 or administrator@mycarrabelle.com before October 13, 2022.
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