BRIGHTspot Partners (BSP) is a Non-Profit Corporation (501c3) that develops, and participates in, Public-Private Partnerships supporting economic development and opportunities in unserved and underserved communities.
Key areas of focus form the “BRIGHT” acronym: Broadband, Retail online services (AI), Internet-of-Things, GridPower, Healthcare, and Training & Education.
For more than a decade, BSP has advised and assisted entrepreneurs, enterprises, foundations, civic and government leaders attempting to take advantage of grants and programs intended to support economic development in unserved and underserved areas. The alphabet soup of programs and definitions constantly change, but the need does not.
ARRA, BTOP, CARES, ARP, IIJA, and IRA have poured Billions into these communities to little long-term effect. BSP has helped organizations develop the programs and obtain the money for various Broadband projects, Community Benefit Plans, Digital Equity programs, and the Community Development efforts needed to support them.
What we learned along the way is that money was only part of the problem. The reality is the gaps just got wider.
The lesson BSP learned is that unserved areas not only lack money, they lack the ‘“Muscle Power” that comes from the “people infrastructure” of operating partners, with deep experience, and access to expertise. BSP brings that Muscle Power.
Our goal is to be the partner that can step in to help you connect the dots. That is our only purpose.
Please use the contact form to tell us about the problem that you are trying to solve.