BRPC has been selected to provide services to support MBI’s stakeholder engagement process for Digital Equity Act (“DEA”) and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (“BEAD”) statewide planning efforts as well as future implementation activities under these programs. Working with local organizations that serve specific target populations, BRPC will plan and execute focus groups with members of one or more of the Target Populations for the purpose of gathering key information, input, and lived experiences from these populations.