Opportunity Information: Apply for RDRUS 09 01 CC
Apply for RDRUS 09 01 CC
- The Utilities Programs in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.863 Community Connect Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 20, 2009 and posted on Apr 20, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $13,406,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses City or township governments County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number RDRUS 09 01 CC; CFDA 10.863) is a discretionary, competitive federal grant program run through USDA Rural Development's Utilities Programs. Its purpose is to bring broadband service to rural, economically distressed communities that do not currently have broadband available, with an emphasis on helping rural areas obtain telecommunications services comparable in quality and range to what is commonly available in urban and suburban places. The program targets communities with populations of up to 20,000 residents, focusing funding where the lack of service is most limiting for residents, businesses, and essential local institutions.
Grant funds can be used for two main kinds of activities. First, applicants may use the money to deploy broadband transmission service that reaches key community anchor institutions (referred to as critical community facilities), as well as rural households and local businesses. This includes building out the broadband network and related infrastructure necessary to deliver service to unserved locations. Second, the program allows grant funds to support the creation or improvement of a community center that provides residents with free broadband access. That community center component is not just about construction; funds may be used to construct, acquire, or expand the facility, as well as to equip and operate it, so long as it provides free broadband access to community residents for at least two years. In practical terms, the program is designed to both extend service across the community and ensure there is a publicly accessible location where residents can reliably get online at no cost for a defined period.
Awards under this opportunity are subject to a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are expected to contribute non-federal funds or eligible in-kind resources alongside the grant. Funding for the opportunity was listed at an estimated total of $13,406,000, with individual awards ranging from a floor of $50,000 up to a ceiling of $1,000,000. Because the program is competitive, proposals are compared against one another, and applicants generally need to show both that the targeted area truly lacks broadband and that the proposed project is well-scoped, feasible, and likely to deliver lasting community benefit.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public, private, and nonprofit entities that might be positioned to build or facilitate broadband projects in rural areas. Eligible applicants include small businesses; other for-profit organizations (including those that are not small businesses); nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); and multiple levels of government, including city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, and state governments. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are also eligible. This range of eligible applicants reflects the reality that rural broadband projects may be led by local governments, telecom providers, cooperatives or special districts, or community-based nonprofit organizations, depending on the structure of service delivery in the area.
Key timing information for this specific posted announcement includes a posted and creation date of April 20, 2009, with an application deadline of June 19, 2009, and an archive date of June 20, 2009. Additional program details and resources were referenced through the Community Connect website. For technical or application-access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact was Long Chen, Electronics Engineer, reachable by phone at 202-690-4673.
Community Connect Grant Program (USDA Rural Development) FAQs
1) What is the Community Connect Grant Program?
The Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number RDRUS 09 01 CC; CFDA 10.863) is a discretionary, competitive federal grant program administered through USDA Rural Development's Utilities Programs. It is designed to help bring broadband service to rural, economically distressed communities that do not currently have broadband available.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The program aims to expand broadband access in rural communities, with an emphasis on helping rural areas obtain telecommunications services comparable in quality and range to what is commonly available in urban and suburban areas.
3) What types of communities does the program target?
The program targets rural communities that are economically distressed and do not currently have broadband available, focusing funding where the lack of service is most limiting for residents, businesses, and essential local institutions.
4) Is there a population limit for eligible communities?
Yes. The program targets communities with populations of up to 20,000 residents.
5) What kinds of projects can grant funds be used for?
Grant funds can be used for two main categories of activities: (1) deploying broadband transmission service to reach critical community facilities (key community anchor institutions), as well as rural households and local businesses; and (2) creating or improving a community center that provides residents with free broadband access.
6) What does the program mean by "critical community facilities"?
The opportunity describes critical community facilities as key community anchor institutions that the broadband transmission service should reach as part of deployment activities.
7) Does the program support building broadband infrastructure?
Yes. The grant can support building out the broadband network and related infrastructure necessary to deliver service to unserved locations, including service to households, businesses, and critical community facilities.
8) What is the community center component of the program?
The program allows grant funds to support the creation or improvement of a community center that provides residents with free broadband access. The intent is to ensure there is a publicly accessible location where residents can reliably get online at no cost for a defined period.
9) Can grant funds be used for construction or expansion of a community center?
Yes. Funds may be used to construct, acquire, or expand the community center facility, as well as to equip and operate it, as long as it provides free broadband access to community residents for at least two years.
10) How long must the community center provide free broadband access?
The community center must provide free broadband access to community residents for at least two years.
11) Is this grant competitive or formula-based?
This is a discretionary, competitive grant program. Applications are compared against one another, and proposals generally need to demonstrate the targeted area lacks broadband and that the project is well-scoped, feasible, and likely to provide lasting community benefit.
12) Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
Yes. Awards are subject to a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are expected to contribute non-federal funds or eligible in-kind resources alongside the grant.
13) How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The opportunity lists an estimated total program funding amount of $13,406,000.
14) What is the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual awards range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $1,000,000.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include small businesses; other for-profit organizations (including those that are not small businesses); nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); city or township governments; county governments; special district governments; state governments; and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
16) Are nonprofits eligible?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status are eligible, excluding institutions of higher education.
17) Are for-profit entities eligible?
Yes. Both small businesses and other for-profit organizations (including those that are not small businesses) are eligible.
18) Are local, state, and tribal governments eligible?
Yes. The opportunity includes eligibility for city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, state governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
19) Why does the program include such a broad set of eligible applicants?
The eligibility is broad because rural broadband projects may be led by different kinds of organizations depending on local circumstances, including local governments, telecom providers, cooperatives or special districts, or community-based nonprofit organizations.
20) What key factors should a competitive proposal demonstrate?
Based on the opportunity description, applicants generally need to show that the targeted area truly lacks broadband and that the proposed project is well-scoped, feasible, and likely to deliver lasting community benefit.
21) What are the important dates for this specific announcement?
The posted and creation date is April 20, 2009. The application deadline is June 19, 2009. The archive date is June 20, 2009.
22) Where were additional program details and resources referenced?
Additional program details and resources were referenced through the Community Connect website.
23) Who is the contact for technical or application-access issues?
The listed contact for technical or application-access issues related to the full announcement is Long Chen, Electronics Engineer, reachable by phone at 202-690-4673.
24) What identifiers are associated with this funding opportunity?
The opportunity identifies Funding Opportunity Number RDRUS 09 01 CC and CFDA 10.863.
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