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about Broadband Stimulus funding? - Winncom Technologies can provide you with
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Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, $7.2 billion were directed to the Department of
Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Department of Commerce’s
National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to expand
broadband access in rural areas.
We want to assist our
customers in gathering all the necessary information, as well as actively
participate in submitting effective proposals to insure these programs will be
utilized. Please take a moment to
review the links below and refer to the information when submitting your
proposal.
For details on the definitions and
requirements of the BIP and BTOP programs, please refer to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Broadband Initiatives
Program and Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
(HTML version of NOFA)
For details on the definitions and
requirements of the State Broadband Data and Development programs, please refer
to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the State Broadband Data
and Development Grant Program.
* Applicants applying under the RUS
Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) are not required to purchase materials that
are listed on the "RUS LIST OF MATERIALS Acceptable for Use on Systems of USDA Rural
Development Telecommunications Borrowers - IP 344-2"; however, RUS strongly
recommends that applicants utilize this list.
To apply for
Recovery Act Broadband funds:
There are two parts to the
application process. You will be required to enter your application
data and for Infrastructure grants draw your proposed service
areas. In order to ensure the security of your information when
completing these two tasks, you will be required to obtain credentials by
registering for identification.
Applying online requires
registration with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). This ensures the validity of the digital
signature: http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/ccr_register.htm
Enabling you to draw the proposed
service areas for Infrastructure grants, registration for a Level 1
eAuthentication ID will be required: https://eauth.sc.egov.usda.gov/eAuth/selfRegistration/selfRegLevel1Step1.jsp
Download the application at: http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/download_app.htm