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Table of Contents <br />Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 <br />How To Use This Workbook................................................................................................................................2 <br />BEAD and Digital Equity Programs Overview.....................................................................................................4 <br />Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program..............................................................................4 <br />BEAD Planning in Washington..........................................................................................................................4 <br />Role of Local Broadband Action Plans...............................................................................................................5 <br />Digital Equity Act Programs..............................................................................................................................6 <br />Covered Populations in the Digital Equity Act....................................................................................................6 <br />The Role of Local Digital Equity Plans...............................................................................................................6 <br />Anticipated Timeline with Tasks.........................................................................................................................8 <br />Resources.......................................................................................................................................................10 <br />Building and Strengthening a Broadband Action Team (BAT)............................................................................15 <br />Vision, Goals, and Objectives............................................................................................................................16 <br />Broadband Action Plan...................................................................................................................................17 <br />Digital Equity Action Plan...............................................................................................................................20 <br />Executive Summary Development....................................................................................................................22 <br />Worksheet Templates......................................................................................................................................23 <br />WRITING BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS <br />Acknowledgements <br />This Workbook was developed and inspired by past efforts of the following groups and organizations, who are <br />collectively moving community broadband planning and digital equity work forward. <br />Michigan Moonshot Project (Merit Network) <br />National Digital Equity Extension Team (NDEET) <br />NoaNet <br />Petrichor Broadband <br />Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) <br />University of Missouri System <br />National Digital Inclusion Alliance <br />Washington State Broadband Office <br />Washington State University Extension