The Office of Broadband Development is hosting a series of BEAD-related webinars to share info with potential sub-grantees and help get ready to get deploying when the State gets approval to move forward. Below are notes, and mostly slides from the session. OBD will put the archive of the session on their website eventually.
- Working through contracting language
- $380M in 94 porjects
- Working on grants management system
- Working on environmental et al rules
- Non-deployment funds – still waiting for guidance on how OBD can use that
MN Indian Affairs Council Office of State Archeologist (session topic)
The organizations introduced themselves, giving a history, talking about the services they provide and the laws related to their service and expertise. Cemeteries are a big part of their area of work. There are state and federal laws that apply on both federal and tribal lands.
Questions
- Approvals only adhere to tribal areas?
Field archaeology act – does recommend but there may be other laws that apply. IN private cemeteries it is more than recommendation. - What’s the turnaround time?
A couple months
