This document from the state of Louisiana describes the mission, guiding principles, priority areas, and strategies of the state's Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission (BEL). Priority areas include adoption, availability, data and mapping, and partnership development.

This resource from the Kansas Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) outlines efforts the ORP has undertaken to address rural infrastructure in unserved and underserved parts of the state, and makes a case for increasing efforts to provide broadband infrastructure.

This resource from the Brookings Institution addresses the broadband accessibility problem faced in rural America and how it was aggravated by the Trump FCC's mismanagement of efforts to connect unserved Americans. The outdated definition of "broadband" was not updated by the Trump FCC, which led to incorrect mapping and data collection.

This report highlights the digital divide in southern Louisiana, providing analysis of the current state of broadband in the region, as well as recommendations for next steps to improve broadband, such as basing expansion on fiber networks.

This resource provides an analysis of the scoring metrics and prioritization scheme for NTIA's Broadband Infrastructure Program. The Notice of Funding Opportunity from NTIA outlines how the grant applications will be scored and ranked to make award decisions, and this resource can help address questions stemming from the NOFO and provides examples on how to better position applications for a high-priority review.