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DocuSign Envelope ID: AEBE006C-30A5-4332-AF1E-D6ACDCECFAF7 Attachment A County and Tribal Nation DRAFT Digital Equity Plan Development e 2022 Legislature provided the WSBO with $3,000,000 to support local digital equity planning efforts for ch of 39 counties and 29 federally recognized tribal nations (recipient(s) that submit a qualifying appNoapplici r to effectively deploy these funds, WSBO will partner with Extension to distribute theing these process requirements: ion that meets minimum qualifications to be developed incoordination with WSBO; a f application requirements is as follows: ple nt demonstrates effective plan for utilizing funding toward the completion of a ft co y -level or tribal -level digital equity plan, plicant inc des spend plans for baseline funding and total project costs, and o list of local stake Iders agreeing to participate in ongoing digital equity planning efforts. • a webinar outlining the applicat o,E'i requirements • baseline funds of $20,000 available to. every county or tribe who submits a qualifying application competitive funding available up to total -.project cost based on review and scoring of applications Extension will oversee the management and development pf substantive draft digital equity plans (plans) that will be submitted to WSBO and Extension on or 1a0.fore June 1S, 2023. Each recipient will produce a draft digital equity plan that details`tlie needs of each County or federally recognized tribal nation and propose specific plans and projects that :would be developed in order to promote and support digital equity. The draft plans will identify: • stakeholders involved in plan development o the outreach and groups within the county or tribe thaXInfra ded in the BAT efforts, including key stakeholders identified in the Bipure Law where applicable.z process employed to inform the draft plan • local and regional broadband service needs and gaps, including o unserved or underserved locations, and o community anchor institutions without gigabit service. • barriers to digital equity faced by covered populations as defined in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. • proposed programs sufficient to promote and support digital equity Executed contracts for this work will include: • factors for Extension monitoring progress of plan development, including monthly summaries of common themes and novel challenges identified by those drafting plans, and • requirement to actively participate in one of two digital equity webinars being co -hosted by WSU, WSBO and the Office of Equity throughout the grant period. Extension will regularly update WSBO on expected unspent funds from this funding opportunity so that WSBO can re -allocate those funds to other digital equity efforts. To receive reimbursement for this funding and the administrative work to support it, WSU Extension will submit invoices to SBO as counties and tribes submit invoices to Extension. Z H.R 3684, https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3684/BILLS-117hr3684enr.pdf