Valley Vision Inc

IMCP IMPLEMENTATION

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS VALLEY VISION, INC. WITH CREATING A BROADBAND MASTER PLAN IN THE FOUR COUNTIES OF SACRAMENTO, SUTTER, YOLO, AND YUBA, WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF JOBS SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO A LACK OF INTERNET ACCESS. THE PLAN WILL PROVIDE A BASELINE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS BROADBAND INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES, GAP/NEEDS ANALYSIS, AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER BROADBAND MASTER STRATEGY, TO ALLOW THE REGION OF THE CONNECTED CAPITAL AREA BROADBAND CONSORTIUM (CCABC) TO LEVERAGE THE AREA'S INDUSTRY CLUSTERS BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO A CLEANER AND MORE RESILIENT INNOVATION ECONOMY WITH HIGH ROAD JOBS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL ALLOW EXISTING BUSINESSES TO STAY COMPETITIVE WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER PAYING JOBS AND EXPANDING THE LABOR WORKFORCE. IN ADDITION, THE PLAN WILL PROVIDE A ROADMAP TO HELP IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE REGION'S BROADBAND SERVICE IN THE FACE OF FUTURE NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.

THE EDA INVESTMENT WILL FUND THE SUPPORT OF THE INITIAL PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CEDS/PROSPERITY STRATEGY, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND WHICH HAS, SINCE THEN, BEEN AFFIRMED WITHIN THE REGION AS THE PATH FORWARD THROUGH PANDEMIC-INDUCED ECONOMIC CRISIS, TO STABILITY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY A QUICKER AND MORE INCLUSIVE RETURN TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS IS A CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECT ACROSS THE SIX-COUNTY REGION AND WILL ENABLE THE SIMULTANEOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECENTLY APPROVED CEDS, AS WELL AS INTEGRATE CRITICALLY-NEEDED PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS.

VALLEY VISION IS REQUESTING FUNDING UNDER THE LFPP TO CONDUCT PLANNING ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING A LOCAL FOOD HUB TO FURTHER SUPPORT ACCESS TO AND AVAILABILITY OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOODS IN YOLO COUNTY AND THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. THESE E

THE CAPITAL REGION OF CALIFORNIA PROSPERITY PLAN, COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

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