Community Connect Grant Program

Post Date

May 7th 2012

Application Due Date

June 18th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

RDRUS-CC-2012

CFDA Number(s)

10.863

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10372000

• Award Range:

  $100000 - $1500000

Grant Description

The provision of broadband transmission service is vital to the economic development, education, health, and safety of rural Americans. 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 рcommunity-oriented connectivityс basis, with broadband 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 services, based on the criteria contained herein. Grant authority will be used for the deployment of broadband service to extremely rural, lower-income communities on a рcommunity-oriented connectivityс basis. The рcommunity-oriented connectivityс concept will stimulate practical, everyday uses and applications of broadband facilities by cultivating the deployment of new broadband services that improve economic development and provide enhanced educational and health care opportunities in rural areas. Such an approach will also give rural communities the opportunity to benefit from the advanced technologies that are necessary to achieve these goals. Please see 7 CFR 1739, subpart A for specifics. This notice has been formatted to conform to a policy directive issued by the Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2003. This Notice does not change the Community Connect Grant Program regulation (7 CFR 1739, subpart A).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Utilities Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Kenneth Kuchno
  Director, Broadband Division
  Phone 202-690-4389

• Agency Mailing Address:

  email address

• Agency Email Address:

  kenneth.kuchno@wdc.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Community Connect Grant Program