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Community Connect Broadband Grant Program
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.863 |
Program
web site |
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-9006.htm
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| Sponsor |
USDA Rural Utilities Service |
| Deadlines |
June 19, 2009 |
| Purpose |
The purpose of the Community Connect Grant Program is to provide
financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that
will provide currently unserved areas, on a "community-oriented
connectivity" basis, with broadband transmission service that fosters
economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and
public safety services. Rural Utilities Service will give priority to
rural areas that it believes have the greatest need for broadband
transmission services.
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| Eligibility |
- Only entities legally organized as one of the following are
eligible for Community Connect Grant Program financial assistance:
- a. An incorporated organization,
- b. An Indian tribe or tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C.
450b(b) and (c),
- c. A state or local unit of government,
- d. A cooperative, private corporation or limited liability company
organized on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis.
- Individuals are not eligible for Community Connect Grant Program
financial assistance directly.
- Applicants must have the legal capacity and authority to own and
operate the broadband facilities as proposed in its application, to
enter into contracts and to otherwise comply with applicable federal
statutes and regulations.
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Geographic
coverage |
Nationwide |
Amount of
funding |
$13,406,000 is available for grants. Under 7 CFR 1739.2, the
Administrator has established a minimum grant amount of $50,000 and a
maximum grant amount of $1,000,000 for FY 2009.
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Application
process |
The application guide, copies of necessary forms and samples, and the Community Connect Grant Program regulation are available from these sources:
1. The Internet: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm, or http://www.grants.gov.
2. The Rural Utilities Service Broadband Division, for paper copies of these materials: (202) 690-4673. You may also request application guides and materials from RUS by contacting the appropriate individual listed in section VII of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the Federal Register notice http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-9006.htm.
3. The application guide is available at: http://www.managingmymoney.com/eNews/USDA-RD.pdf.
Electronic applications for grants will be accepted if submitted through the Federal government's Grants.gov initiative at http://www.grants.gov.
A link to the application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=
pMc2JsvfLLv3nWQWFc2vzB3dBFyvfMjDnjr91hWC5hyHRpMp1YJJ!
-946553661?oppId=46897&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. |
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For more information contact:
Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband
Division, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
telephone: (202) 690-4673, fax: (202) 690-4389.
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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