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    USDA – Rural Housing Service – Community Facilities

    Summary: This direct loan and grant program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business...
    Overview:

    This direct loan and grant program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.

    Purpose:

    Public Computer Access

    Eligibility:

    • Higher Education Institutions
    • Hospitals
    • K-12 Schools
    • Library
    • Public Safety Entities
    • State/Local Government
    • Tribal Entity

    Amount Available:

    $2,800,000,000 (Loan) $32,000,000 (Grant

    Contact Website:
    Contact Info:

    Martha Torrez, Director Martha.Torrez@usda.gov (202) 720-1500

    Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect)

    Summary: The ReConnect grants, grant and loan combinations, and low-interest loans can be used to construct, improve, and acquire facilities that provide internet services to customers’ premises, with reliable technologies that are suitable for the type of rural community and the type of high-speed internet use. This program provide an avenue broadband infrastructure to connect rural...
    Overview:

    The ReConnect grants, grant and loan combinations, and low-interest loans can be used to construct, improve, and acquire facilities that provide internet services to customers’ premises, with reliable technologies that are suitable for the type of rural community and the type of high-speed internet use.

    This program provide an avenue broadband infrastructure to connect rural families, businesses, farms, ranches, schools, libraries, and public safety facilities to modern, high-speed internet.

    https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reconnect-program-fact-sheet-508c.pdf

    Purpose:

    Eligibility:

    • Commercial/Internet Service Providers
    • Electric Utility
    • Financial Institutions
    • Non-profit organizations
    • Rural Recipients
    • Small Businesses
    • State/Local Government
    • Tribal Entity

    Amount Available:

    FY2020 Initial Funding Amount $555 million. An additional $100 million in grant funding provided through the CARES Act.

    Contact Website:
    Contact Info:

    Agency Contact https://www.usda.gov/reconnect/contact-us

    Title VI Loan Guarantee

    Summary: The Title VI Loan Guarantee program assists Indian Housing Block Grant recipients to finance affordable housing construction and related community development. Bank can be used for broadband infrastructure construction for tribal entities.
    Overview:

    The Title VI Loan Guarantee program assists Indian Housing Block Grant recipients to finance affordable housing construction and related community development. Bank can be used for broadband infrastructure construction for tribal entities.

    Purpose:

    Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

    Eligibility:

    • Tribal Entity

    Amount Available:

    FY 2020 $2,000,000

    Contact Website:
    Contact Info:

    Agency Contact Dina Lehman-Kim (202) 402-2430 703-915-8957 Dina.Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov

    Neighborhood Networks (multifamily housing)

    Summary: Neighborhood Networks establishes multi-service community technology centers that bring digital opportunity and lifelong learning to low- and moderate-income residents living in HUD housing.
    Overview:

    Neighborhood Networks establishes multi-service community technology centers that bring digital opportunity and lifelong learning to low- and moderate-income residents living in HUD housing.

    Purpose:

    Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

    Eligibility:

      Amount Available:

      FY 2020 Capital Fund: $2.8 billion, Operating Fund: $4.5 billion

      Contact Website:
      Contact Info:

      Agency Contact Dina Lehman-Kim (202) 402-243

      Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)

      Summary: The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) ensures safe, decent, and affordable housing, creates opportunities for residents' self-sufficiency and economic independence, and assures the fiscal integrity of all program participants.
      Overview:

      The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) ensures safe, decent, and affordable housing, creates opportunities for residents’ self-sufficiency and economic independence, and assures the fiscal integrity of all program participants.

      Purpose:

      Eligibility:

        Amount Available:

        FY 2020 $746,000,000

        Contact Website:
        Contact Info:

        Section 108 Loan Guarantee

        Summary: Section 108 offers state and local governments the ability to transform a small portion of their CDBG funds into federally guaranteed loans large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects.
        Overview:

        Section 108 offers state and local governments the ability to transform a small portion of their CDBG funds into federally guaranteed loans large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects.

        Purpose:

        Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access Broadband Financing

        Eligibility:

        • Non-profit organizations
        • State/Local Government

        Amount Available:

        FY 2020 $300,000,000

        Contact Website:
        Contact Info:

        Agency Contact Dina Lehman-Kim (202) 402-243

        Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

        Summary: The CDBG Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states and local governments, to be used for economic and community development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The CPD Office oversees HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to cities, counties, and states; the HOME affordable housing program; and programs to help end homelessness...
        Overview:

        The CDBG Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states and local governments, to be used for economic and community development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

        The CPD Office oversees HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to cities, counties, and states; the HOME affordable housing program; and programs to help end homelessness and promote economic revitalization.

        Section 108 offers state and local governments the ability to transform a small portion of their CDBG funds into federally guaranteed loans large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects.

        Purpose:

        Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

        Eligibility:

        • Non-profit organizations
        • Rural Recipients
        • State/Local Government

        Amount Available:

        FY2020 $3,425,000,000

        Contact Website:
        Contact Info:

        Rural Health Care (RHC) Program

        Summary: The RHC Program provides funding to eligible public or non-profit health care providers for broadband and telecommunications services necessary for the provision of health care. RHC Program support is provided on a funding year basis. Funding years run from July 1 through June 30 of the subsequent year. The RHC Program provides funding through two...
        Overview:

        The RHC Program provides funding to eligible public or non-profit health care providers for broadband and telecommunications services necessary for the provision of health care. RHC Program support is provided on a funding year basis. Funding years run from July 1 through June 30 of the subsequent year.

        The RHC Program provides funding through two programs: the Telecommunications (Telecom) Program and the Healthcare Connect Fund Program. The Telecom Program ensures that rural health care providers pay no more than their urban counterparts for eligible telecommunications services. The Healthcare Connect Fund Program, established in 2012, provides a flat 65% discount on an array of communications services to both individual rural health care providers and consortia, which can include non-rural health care providers (if the consortium has a majority of rural sites). These services include Internet access, dark fiber leases, business data, traditional DSL, and private carriage services, among others, along with funding for construction of health care provider-owned communications facilities.

        Purpose:

        Eligibility:

          Amount Available:

          Contact Website:
          Contact Info:

          Lifeline

          Summary: The Lifeline program provides a discount on phone and broadband service for qualifying low- income households to ensure that all Americans have the opportunities and security that those services bring, including being able to connect to jobs, family, and emergency services. Providers of voice and broadband service, either wireless of wireline, designated as "eligible telecommunications...
          Overview:

          The Lifeline program provides a discount on phone and broadband service for qualifying low- income households to ensure that all Americans have the opportunities and security that those services bring, including being able to connect to jobs, family, and emergency services.

          Providers of voice and broadband service, either wireless of wireline, designated as “eligible telecommunications carriers”.

          Purpose:

          Eligibility:

            Amount Available:

            Contact Website:
            Contact Info:

            Prospective Lifeline subscribers can apply and find more information at www.checklifeline.org. Announcements for Lifeline service providers can be found at https://www.usac.org/lifeline/contact-us/announcements/. Or www.checkLifeline.org.

            Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and 5G Fund (RDOF)

            Summary:
            Overview:
            Purpose:

            Eligibility:

              Amount Available:

              Discount; $4,151,395 [funding cap for Funding Year 2019; cap for Funding Year 2020 not yet available]

              Contact Website:
              Contact Info:

              E-Rate Program

              Summary: The schools and libraries universal service support program, commonly known as the E-Rate program, helps schools and libraries obtain affordable broadband. Eligible schools, school districts, and libraries may apply individually or as part of a consortium. Funding may be requested under two categories of service: services to a school or library (telecommunications, telecommunications services and...
              Overview:

              The schools and libraries universal service support program, commonly known as the E-Rate program, helps schools and libraries obtain affordable broadband. Eligible schools, school districts, and libraries may apply individually or as part of a consortium.

              Funding may be requested under two categories of service: services to a school or library (telecommunications, telecommunications services and Internet access), and services that deliver Internet access within schools and libraries (internal connections, basic maintenance of internal connections, and managed internal broadband services).

              Discounts for support depend on the level of poverty and whether the school or library is located in an urban or rural area. The discounts range from 20 percent to 90 percent of the costs of eligible services. E-Rate program funding is based on demand up to an annual established cap.

              Purpose:

              Eligibility:

                Amount Available:

                Discount; $4,151,395 [funding cap for Funding Year 2019; cap for Funding Year 2020 not yet available]

                Contact Website:
                Contact Info:

                Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

                Summary: EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs provide economically distressed communities and regions with comprehensive and flexible resources to address a wide variety of economic needs. Projects funded by these programs will support work in Opportunity Zones and will create and retain jobs, increase private investment, advance innovation, enhance the manufacturing capacities of...
                Overview:

                EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs provide economically distressed communities and regions with comprehensive and flexible resources to address a wide variety of economic needs. Projects funded by these programs will support work in Opportunity Zones and will create and retain jobs, increase private investment, advance innovation, enhance the manufacturing capacities of regions, provide workforce development opportunities, and grow ecosystems that attract foreign direct investment.

                Through the PWEAA NOFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in order to provide revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works program and EAA programs (which includes Assistance to Coal Communities).

                Purpose:

                Planning (e.g., feasibility) Smart Cities Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Digital Skills Training

                Eligibility:

                • District Organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD)
                • Higher Education Institutions
                • K-12 Schools
                • Library
                • Non-profit organizations
                • Rural Recipients
                • Small Businesses
                • State/Local Government
                • Tribal Entity

                Amount Available:

                FY2020 $200.5 Million

                Contact Website:
                Contact Info:

                Please contact your local economic development representative (based on the location of the proposed project) at https://www.eda.gov/contact/

                EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

                Summary: EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs provide economically distressed communities and regions with comprehensive and flexible resources to address a wide variety of economic needs. Projects funded by these programs will support work in Opportunity Zones and will create and retain jobs, increase private investment, advance innovation, enhance the manufacturing capacities of...
                Overview:

                EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs provide economically distressed communities and regions with comprehensive and flexible resources to address a wide variety of economic needs. Projects funded by these programs will support work in Opportunity Zones and will create and retain jobs, increase private investment, advance innovation, enhance the manufacturing capacities of regions, provide workforce development opportunities, and grow ecosystems that attract foreign direct investment.

                Through the PWEAA NOFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in order to provide revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works program and EAA programs (which includes Assistance to Coal Communities).

                The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) authorizes the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) to make available $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to help communities “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.” Awards are given until the funds are exhausted.

                EDA can only make grants to state and local governmental entities, institutions of higher education, not for-profit entities, and federally recognized Tribes.

                EDA will accept applications for grants to support a wide variety of assistance including:

                • Planning and Technical Assistance
                • Capitalization and Recapitalization of Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs), which provide access to capital for businesses
                • Construction of infrastructure and other economic development projects
                • Innovation grants

                https://www.eda.gov/coronavirus/faq/index.htm

                Purpose:

                Planning (e.g., feasibility) Smart Cities Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Digital Skills Training

                Eligibility:

                • Development District
                • Higher Education Institutions
                • K-12 Schools
                • Library
                • Non-profit organizations
                • Rural Recipients
                • Small Businesses
                • State/Local Government
                • Tribal Entity

                Amount Available:

                FY2020 $587 Million Grant

                Contact Website:
                Contact Info:

                Please contact your local economic development representative (based on the location of the proposed project) at: https://www.eda.gov/contact/

                States Economic Development Assistance Program

                Summary: The States Economic Development Assistance Program makes strategic investments in DRA’s congressionally mandated four funding areas of basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, business development, and workforce development.
                Overview:

                The States Economic Development Assistance Program makes strategic investments in DRA’s congressionally mandated four funding areas of basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, business development, and workforce development.

                Purpose:

                Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction)

                Eligibility:

                • Electric Utility
                • Higher Education Institutions
                • Hospitals
                • State/Local Government
                • Tribal Entity

                Amount Available:

                $12,350,000

                Contact Website:
                Contact Info:

                Brian Henson 202-400-1453

                Community Infrastructure Fund

                Summary: The Community Infrastructure Fund was created to target physical infrastructure projects that help build safer, more resilient communities in the Delta region. The three areas of investment through this program target basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and flood control project centered around economic development.
                Overview:

                The Community Infrastructure Fund was created to target physical infrastructure projects that help build safer, more resilient communities in the Delta region. The three areas of investment through this program target basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and flood control project centered around economic development.

                Purpose:

                Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction)

                Eligibility:

                • Higher Education Institutions
                • Hospitals
                • Non-profit organizations
                • State/Local Government

                Amount Available:

                $15,000,000

                Contact Website:
                Contact Info:

                Brian Henson 202-400-1453

                Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Program

                Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program represented a major investment to increase the ability of community colleges to address the challenges of today's workforce. Grants were designed to help workers eligible for training under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers program, as well as...
                Overview:

                The U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program represented a major investment to increase the ability of community colleges to address the challenges of today’s workforce. Grants were designed to help workers eligible for training under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers program, as well as a broad range of other adults.

                Every state received funding for each of four years through 256 grants totaling $1.9 billion. TAACCCT grants, which continue through September 2018, are impacting 60% of the nation’s publicly-funded community colleges and building industry-aligned programs in manufacturing, health care, information technology, energy, transportation, and other industries.

                Through TAACCCT, community colleges developed or redesigned nearly 2,600 programs of study to help adults learn skills that lead to family-sustaining jobs. Each college or consortium of colleges developed programs of study aligned with local and regional business needs, which were identified through partnerships formed or strengthened with grant funds. To help adult students obtain industry-recognized credentials more quickly, colleges used TAACCCT funding to innovate with strategies such as career pathways, credit for prior learning, competency-based models, online training, and strong student support systems.

                The curriculum and other learning materials developed by TAACCCT grantees are being made widely available to all types of training providers on SkillsCommons.org, as described a Training and Employment Notice.

                Curricula searches can be conducted using terms such as “information technology,” “STEM” and “broadband.”

                Purpose:

                Eligibility:

                  Amount Available:

                  Contact Website:
                  Contact Info:

                  Digital skills training Kevin Thompson thompson.kevin@dol.gov

                  Utilities Program (through EO: Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment 2012)

                  Summary:
                  Overview:
                  Purpose:

                  Eligibility:

                    Amount Available:

                    Contact Website:
                    Contact Info:

                    Julie Johnston, Utility & Value Engineering Program Manager, (202) 591-5858 julie.johnston@dot.gov

                    Realty Program (Utility Right-of-way) (through EO: Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment 2012)

                    Summary:
                    Overview:
                    Purpose:

                    Eligibility:

                      Amount Available:

                      Indirect. There is no direct funding specifically for broadband. However, broadband may be eligible for reimbursement with federal-aid highway funds if it supports a transportation use.

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Maggie Duncan-Augustt maggie.duncan-augustt@dot.gov (202) 366-9901

                      BUILD Discretionary Grants

                      Summary: Funding provided under National Infrastructure Investments have supported capital projects which repair bridges or improve infrastructure to a state of good repair;
                      Overview:

                      Funding provided under National Infrastructure Investments have supported capital projects which repair bridges or improve infrastructure to a state of good repair;

                      Purpose:

                      Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction)

                      Eligibility:

                      • State/Local Government
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $1,000,000,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Agency Contact - BUILDgrants@dot.gov

                      National Tribal Broadband Grant (NTBG) program

                      Summary: IEED is soliciting proposals from Indian Tribes for grant funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies for deployment or expansion of high-speed internet (broadband) transmitted, variously, through digital subscriber line, cable modem, fiber, wireless, satellite and broadband over power lines.
                      Overview:

                      IEED is soliciting proposals from Indian Tribes for grant funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies for deployment or expansion of high-speed internet (broadband) transmitted, variously, through digital subscriber line, cable modem, fiber, wireless, satellite and broadband over power lines.

                      Purpose:

                      NTBG is a competitive, discretionary grant program. IEED anticipates award of approximately twenty-five (25) to thirty (30) grants under ranging in value from approximately $40,000 to $50,000.

                      Eligibility:

                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      $107,854,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Mr. James R. West, National Tribal Broadband Grant (NTBG) Manager, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Room 6049-B, 12220 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191; telephone: (202) 595-4766; e-mail: jamesr.west@bia.gov.

                      Title III, Part B: Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

                      Summary: This program provides financial assistance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish or strengthen their physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowment-building capacity.
                      Overview:

                      This program provides financial assistance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish or strengthen their physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowment-building capacity.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and data plans

                      Eligibility:

                      • Historically Black Colleges and Universities

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $324,792,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Office of Postsecondary Education Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Building 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 (202) 453-6914

                      Title III, Part A: Strengthening Institutions

                      Summary: The program helps eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low- income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions. This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used...
                      Overview:

                      The program helps eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low- income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and data plans

                      Eligibility:

                      • Higher Education Institutions

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $107,854,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Office of Postsecondary Education Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Building 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 202) 453-6914

                      Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program, Title IV, Part A

                      Summary: To improve student’s academic achievement by increasing the capacity of States, local educational agencies, schools and local communities to: (1) provide all students with access to a well-rounded education; (2) improve school conditions for student learning; and (3) improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy for all...
                      Overview:

                      To improve student’s academic achievement by increasing the capacity of States, local educational agencies, schools and local communities to: (1) provide all students with access to a well-rounded education; (2) improve school conditions for student learning; and (3) improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy for all students.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to device or mobile hotspot access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      The use of SSAE Program funds for broadband infrastructure must be consistent with the definition of “minor remodeling” in 34 CFR Part 77. That definition of minor remodeling means “minor alterations in a previously completed building. The term also includes the extension of utility lines, such as water and electricity, from points beyond the confines of the space in which the minor remodeling is undertaken but within the confines of the previously completed building. The term does not include building construction, structural alterations to buildings, building maintenance, or repairs.”

                      A Special Rule in the SSAE program states that no more than 15 percent of funds for activities to support the effective use of technology may be used “for purchasing technology infrastructure as described in subsection (a)(2)(B), which includes technology infrastructure purchased for the activities under subsection (a)(4)(A).” To clarify, LEAs or consortiums of LEAs may not spend more than 15 percent of funding in this content area on devices, equipment, software applications, platforms, digital instructional resources and/or other one-time IT purchases. (ESEA section 4109(b)).

                      Expenditures for construction are prohibited under this program.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and mobile hotspot data plans; Minor remodeling, consistent with 34 CFR Part 77, to improve the academic achievement of students served by the program.

                      Eligibility:

                      • K-12 Schools
                      • State/Local Government

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 Funding Amount $1,210,000,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Bryan Williams - OESE Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (202)453-6715 E-mail: OESE.TITLEIV-A@ed.gov

                      Small, Rural School Achievement Program

                      Summary: The purpose of the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program is to provide small, rural local educational agencies (LEAs) with financial assistance to address the unique needs of rural school districts that frequently lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants and receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small...
                      Overview:

                      The purpose of the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program is to provide small, rural local educational agencies (LEAs) with financial assistance to address the unique needs of rural school districts that frequently lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants and receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small to be effective in meeting their intended purposes. LEAs are entitled to funds if they meet eligibility and application requirements. Awards are issued annually, and award amounts are determined using a formula.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. School districts may use Small, Rural School Achievement funds to pay for activities that are allowable under Title I, Part A, Title II, Part A, Title III, Title IV, Part A, and Title IV, Part B of the ESEA. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific.

                      For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to device or mobile hotspot access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as the “supplement not supplant” requirement. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      The use of Small, Rural School Achievement Program funds for broadband infrastructure must be consistent with the definition of “minor remodeling” in 34 CFR Part 77. That definition of minor remodeling means “minor alterations in a previously completed building. The term also includes the extension of utility lines, such as water and electricity, from points beyond the confines of the space in which the minor remodeling is undertaken but within the confines of the previously completed building. The term does not include building construction, structural alterations to buildings, building maintenance, or repairs.”

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and mobile hotspot data plans; Minor remodeling, consistent with 34 CFR Part 77, to improve the academic achievement of students served by the program. Rural Recipients

                      Eligibility:

                      • K-12 Schools

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $92,920,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Patrick Carr - Group Leader, Rural Education Achievement Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (202) 401-0039

                      Rural, Low-Income School Program

                      Summary: The purpose of the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) grant program is to provide poor, rural districts with financial assistance to address the unique needs of rural school districts that frequently lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants and receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small to be...
                      Overview:

                      The purpose of the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) grant program is to provide poor, rural districts with financial assistance to address the unique needs of rural school districts that frequently lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants and receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small to be effective in meeting their intended purposes. The grant is non-competitive, and eligibility is determined by statute. Awards are issued annually to state educational agencies (SEAs), which make sub- grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that meet the applicable requirements. Awards are made to all SEAs with eligible LEAs that apply and meet the applicable requirements of the act (see legislative citation above).

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. School districts may use Rural and Low-Income School funds to pay for activities that are allowable under Title I, Part A, Title II, Part A, Title III, and Title IV, Part A, as well as parental involvement activities. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific.

                      For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to device or mobile hotspot access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as the “supplement not supplant” requirement. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      The use of Rural and Low-Income School Program funds for broadband infrastructure must be consistent with the definition of “minor remodeling” in 34 CFR Part 77. That definition of minor remodeling means “minor alterations in a previously completed building. The term also includes the extension of utility lines, such as water and electricity, from points beyond the confines of the space in which the minor remodeling is undertaken but within the confines of the previously

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Digital Skills Training Hotspot data plans Mobile hotspots and mobile Minor remodeling, consistent with 34 CFR Part 77, to improve the academic achievement of students served by the program

                      Eligibility:

                      • Rural Recipients

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $92,920,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Patrick Carr - Group Leader, Rural Education Achievement Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education The REAP Group Phone:(202) 401-0039

                      Promise Neighborhoods

                      Summary: The Promise Neighborhoods program is authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The program provides funding to support eligible entities, including (1) institutions of higher education; (2) an Indian tribe or tribal organization; (3) one or more nonprofit organizations, which may include...
                      Overview:

                      The Promise Neighborhoods program is authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The program provides funding to support eligible entities, including (1) institutions of higher education; (2) an Indian tribe or tribal organization; (3) one or more nonprofit organizations, which may include faith-based nonprofit organizations, in partnership with high-need LEAs, institutions of higher education, the office of a chief elected official of a unit of local government, or an Indian tribe or tribal organization.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to device or mobile hotspot access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and mobile hotspot data plans Rural Recipients

                      Eligibility:

                      • Higher Education Institutions
                      • K-12 Schools
                      • Library
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $80,000,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Elson Nash (202) 453-5563 (800) USA-LEARN

                      Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions

                      Summary: This program provides grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always...
                      Overview:

                      This program provides grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program.

                      We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile Hotspots and Mobile Hotspot Data Plans Rural Recipients

                      Eligibility:

                      • Higher Education Institutions

                      Amount Available:

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Office of Postsecondary Education (202) 453-6914

                      Impact Aid Programs

                      Summary: The mission of this program is to disburse Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies that are financially burdened by federal activities. Funds are provided under Section 7002 and 7003(b) of the ESEA to local public school districts that serve significant numbers of federally connected children and that have lost a substantial portion of local...
                      Overview:

                      The mission of this program is to disburse Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies that are financially burdened by federal activities. Funds are provided under Section 7002 and 7003(b) of the ESEA to local public school districts that serve significant numbers of federally connected children and that have lost a substantial portion of local property tax base due to the acquisition of federal property. Funds are available for all general fund purposes and can be expended for any purpose, similar to local revenue for education.

                      Impact Aid funds received by school districts under sections 7002 and 7003(b) may be used to support connectivity if a district chooses. Impact aid districts may use the general aid money that they receive however they choose, as long as it’s an allowable use under state or local rules. Districts typically use these general Impact Aid funds for current expenditures for their day-to-day operations. Funds under these two sections are not subject to the Uniform Administrative Requirements.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provide funds that could be used to support broadband access relating to education. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and mobile hotspot data plans

                      Eligibility:

                      • K-12 Schools
                      • State/Local Government
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $1,486,112,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Phone: (202) 260-3858 Director: Marilyn Hall, Marilyn.Hall@ed.gov  E-Mail address: ImpactAid@ed.gov 

                      Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving

                      Summary: This program for institution of higher learning provides grants and related assistance to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals. Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning academic instruction...
                      Overview:

                      This program for institution of higher learning provides grants and related assistance to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals.

                      Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Mobile hotspots and mobile hotspot data plans

                      Eligibility:

                      • Higher Education Institutions

                      Amount Available:

                      $4,444,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities

                      Summary: This program helps eligible institutions of higher education increase their self-sufficiency by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions. This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always...
                      Overview:

                      This program helps eligible institutions of higher education increase their self-sufficiency by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training

                      Eligibility:

                      • Higher Education Institutions

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $36,633,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      202-453-6914

                      Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

                      Summary: This program helps eligible institutions of higher education increase their self-sufficiency and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions. This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support...
                      Overview:

                      This program helps eligible institutions of higher education increase their self-sufficiency and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.

                      This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that could be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific.

                      For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program.

                      We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

                      Purpose:

                      Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training

                      Eligibility:

                      • Higher Education Institutions

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $18,320,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      (202) 453-6914

                      Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER)

                      Summary: POWER is a congressionally funded initiative that targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the changing economics of America's energy production. Within the POWER Initiative, $15 million is specifically available for broadband related...
                      Overview:

                      POWER is a congressionally funded initiative that targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the changing economics of America’s energy production. Within the POWER Initiative, $15 million is specifically available for broadband related projects.

                      Up to one-third of funds provided for the POWER FY20 program will be available to fund broadband deployment projects that enhance access to broadband services. Understanding that broadband deployment projects can be capital intensive, grant requests for deployment projects can be up to $2.5 million, with priority given to projects with evidence of leveraged funding for the overall project.

                      To qualify for broadband deployment funding, at least 65% of the project’s budget must be directed to the actual deployment of broadband infrastructure. Projects whose budgets direct more than 35% of their funds toward activities not directly associated with deployment of broadband infrastructure will follow the same guidelines as implementation projects.

                      Purpose:

                      Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

                      Eligibility:

                      • Electric Utility
                      • Higher Education Institutions
                      • Hospitals
                      • K-12 Schools
                      • Library
                      • Non-profit organizations
                      • State/Local Government
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      FY2020 $45 million

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Distressed Communities (ARC)

                      Summary: ARC targets special resources to the most economically distressed counties in the region, using a measure of economic distress based on three economic indicators: three-year average unemployment rates, per capita market income, and poverty rates. ARC normally limits its maximum project funding contribution to 50 percent of costs, but it can increase its funding share...
                      Overview:

                      ARC targets special resources to the most economically distressed counties in the region, using a measure of economic distress based on three economic indicators: three-year average unemployment rates, per capita market income, and poverty rates. ARC normally limits its maximum project funding contribution to 50 percent of costs, but it can increase its funding share to as much as 80 percent in distressed counties.

                      Purpose:

                      Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

                      Eligibility:

                      • Electric Utility
                      • Higher Education Institutions
                      • Hospitals
                      • K-12 Schools
                      • Library
                      • Non-profit organizations
                      • State/Local Government
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      $17,548,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Central Appalachia & North Central/North Appalachia Broadband (ARC)

                      Summary: The development of broadband communications networks is one of the best ways to equip communities with the basic “building blocks” essential for economic and community development. ARC is dedicated to continuing broadband deployment in distressed counties in Central Appalachia as well as funds for a program of broadband deployment in distressed counties in North Central...
                      Overview:

                      The development of broadband communications networks is one of the best ways to equip communities with the basic “building blocks” essential for economic and community development. ARC is dedicated to continuing broadband deployment in distressed counties in Central Appalachia as well as funds for a program of broadband deployment in distressed counties in North Central and Northern Appalachia

                      Purpose:

                      Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

                      Eligibility:

                      • Electric Utility
                      • Higher Education Institutions
                      • Hospitals
                      • K-12 Schools
                      • Library
                      • State/Local Government
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      $10 million allocated towards broadband deployment in distressed counties in Central Appalachia. $5 million allocated towards broadband deployment in distressed counties in North Central and Northern Appalachia.

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Telephone: (202) 884-7700 Email: info@arc.gov

                      Area Development (ARC)

                      Summary: Each year ARC provides funding for several hundred investments in the Appalachian Region, in areas such as business development, education and job training, infrastructure (including broadband), community development, and transportation. As per ARC‘s federal-state partnership model, funding via ARC’s Area Development is first generated at the state level in each of the Region’s 13 states....
                      Overview:

                      Each year ARC provides funding for several hundred investments in the Appalachian Region, in
                      areas such as business development, education and job training, infrastructure (including
                      broadband), community development, and transportation.

                      As per ARC‘s federal-state partnership model, funding via ARC’s Area Development is first generated at the state level in each of the Region’s 13 states. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact their ARC state program managers contact is available at www.arc.gov.

                      Purpose:

                      Planning (e.g., feasibility) Broadband Infrastructure (e.g., construction) Broadband Adoption Digital Skills Training Public Computer Access

                      Eligibility:

                      • Electric Utility
                      • Higher Education Institutions
                      • Hospitals
                      • K-12 Schools
                      • Library
                      • State/Local Government
                      • Tribal Entity

                      Amount Available:

                      FY 2020 $40,945,000

                      Contact Website:
                      Contact Info:

                      Telephone: (202) 884-7700 Email: info@arc.gov. For questions on specific topic areas, please refer to the contacts listed on the ARC Offices and Staff page.