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East Texas Council of Governments regional Broadband Initiative update
ETCOG is making significant progress toward enhancing broadband access in East Texas. We anticipate receiving final approval this week for our Tier D and E license, officially enabling us to participate in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program challenge process. Our team is actively collaborating with the Dallas Federal Reserve’s BBI program, Rural …
Go Forward Pine Bluff Hosts #RuralTalks Leaders
Go Forward Pine Bluff recently hosted a delegation of leaders from the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation. The delegation included participants from Rural LISC's 2024 seminar, representing national funding organizations, grantees and grantors who arrived in Pine Bluff on a bus tour for a look at GFPB's efforts. Ryan Watley, CEO of Go Forward Pine …
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and LISC Award $1.7 Million to Upgrade Under-Resourced Community Sporting Spaces in 20 Cities and Towns
LISC and The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation announced grant recipients from the second round of the Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative. Twenty communities across the country will use $1.7 million in grants to fund renovation of facilities for basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis, lacrosse, and volleyball.