Aug 31, 2020
Applicants will be asked to provide pricing and speed offerings for the grant project area in the application. The level of service and price options will be taken into account during scoring. Because this factors into scoring, grantees will be expected to provide at least that level of service for…
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If selected, the grantee will expend funds, submit a completed invoice template and proof of payment (paid invoices, receipts) to the program office and will be reimbursed the amounts on those invoices based on the match percentage. Costs are reimbursed up to 85% of the total grant award. The final…
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No. The application process is technology neutral. However, preference is given for better performing technical ability such as a speed and scalability.
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A 20% match for the total project cost is required. In-kind match is allowable up to 50% of the required match and must be included in the budget. The value of the in-kind match must be verified and certified by the applicant before any funds can be released.
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Yes. The applicant may use its own employees and request reimbursement for those hours under the appropriate line item.
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No. The program will pay for capital expenses related to the infrastructure but will not pay operating expenses related to maintaining the infrastructure. Additionally, this cannot be used as a cash match.
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The appropriate distance depends on the technology and the provider. If a provider is willing to run the service and can do so quickly, a large distance could still be considered served and vice versa. We recommend the applicant explains why it is using a specific distance in its application…
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The last mile refers to network infrastructure that carries signals from the network to and from the end-user premise. Depending on network design and density of the area served, the actual distance of the last mile can be relatively short or may be considerably longer than a mile. Middle mile…
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While 25 Mbps/3 Mbps is the minimum required speed that must be provided to submit a grant application, we will prioritize both higher speeds and the scalability of the technology. The application process will score for both the initial speeds offerings and the capability of the technology to support higher…
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A preliminary technical evaluation of the project is required. It must include a summary of the project and a description of network architecture. It should demonstrate that the applicant has completed a planning phase of the project. The evaluation is intended to understand why the applicant chose the proposed service…
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