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Second Round of Funding Information
On January 15, 2010 RUS and NTIA announced the second and final round of broadband stimulus funding. These NOFAs made $4.8 billion available to community organizations municipalities, and private entities with innovative broadband proposals in urban, rural, and non-rural areas.
Perhaps the biggest change for Round II is the emphasis on anchor institutions and Comprehensive Community Infrastructure. RUS and NTIA have also given applicants more flexibility, allowing any applicant to apply to either BIP or BTOP, and taken efforts to streamline the application and award process.
Among the new implementations for Round II, RUS and NTIA have created a site to help potential applicants identify and form partnerships with one another, called BroadbandMatch which can be accessed through the BroadbandUSA portal. There is also a round of workshops scheduled in which potential applicants will be given the opportunity to ask RUS and NTIA staff members questions in person. Information on both contained below.
Official Round II NOFA Press Release - Website
Press release issued by NTIA and RUS announcing Round II of funding and the subsequent NOFA.
BTOP Round II NOFA - 116 page pdf
Released January 15, 2010, this document contains rules and guidences for the second and final round of funding. Highlights include a "Comprehensive Community Infrastructure" category for projects focusing on middle mile broadband projects and new or substantially upgraded connections to key community anchor institutions, the elimination of the online mapping tool and census block level of detail and granularity, as well as an overall reduction of required information and attachments for the initial application with consideration to the expert review and due diligence portion of the award process.
Summary and Analysis of Round II NOFA from Baller Herbst Law Group in Washington - 15 page pdf
Analysis of Round II NOFA from Jim Baller of Baller Herbst Law Group in Washington DC. Another informative document to help you better understand the changes from Round I and what's expected this round.
NTIA Round II Fact Sheet - 1 page pdf
Fact sheet released by the NTIA containing key revisions from Round I criteria.
BTOP Round II NOFA Summary Document from New America Foundation - 18 page pdf
This paper distills the critical details of the January 15, 2010 NOFA communities and organizations need in order to develop strategies for applying for this final round. Additionally, this paper outlines how this round differs from the first round and how it affects applicants.
Changes, Highlights and Excerpts from the Round II BTOP NOFA Document - 16 page pdf
John Windhausen of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLBC) prepared this summary of the NOFA. It contains information that will be beneficial from the perspective of an anchor institution.
BTOP NOFA Round II Table of Contents - 5 page pdf
Robert Bocher, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, prepared this Round II table of contents from the NTIA's BTOP Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA). It includes all of the bolded headings and is more detailed than the table provided on p. 3-4 of the NOFA. This document is intended to assist the applicant community to better understand the content framework of the NOFA. It is not an official document.
BIP Round II NOFA - 68 page pdf
Released January 15, 2010, this document contains rules and guidences for the second and final round of funding. Highlights include new funding for satellite, technical assistance and rural library broadband projects, funding provided as 75/25 grant/loan combinations with applicants able to request more than 75% grant and rural applicants may apply directly to BTOP as well as a BIP focus on last mile with a BTOP focus on middle mile and comprehensive communities.
BIP Round II NOFA Summary Document from New America Foundation - 10 page pdf
This paper distills the critical details of the January 15, 2010 RUS NOFA communities and organizations need in order to develop strategies for applying for this final round of funding from BIP. Additional, this paper outlines how this round differs from the first round and how it affects applicants.
BroadbandMatch - Website
Website created by BroadbandUSA in an effort to encourage and facilitate more partnerships in submitting proposals. All eligible entities can submit information to be matched with potential partner(s), anchor institutions can be matched with providers, middle mile providers with last mile providers etc.
BroadbandUSA Round II Workshops - Website
Contains dates, details and information about the upcoming workshops in place for Round II. Locations include: Portland, San Antonio, Detroit, Reno, Eureka (MO), Blacksburg (VA), Denver, Sioux Falls, Fayetteville (NC) and Atlanta.
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