Proposed CMC NOFO Amendment Cover Sheet.pdf

November 9, 2021

AMENDED NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)

for

NTIA's Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC Pilot Program)

NIST is issuing this amendment (Amendment 1) to modify the Initial Administrative and Eligibility Review of Complete Application Packets.

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1 42 Review Process for the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program

Changes the Initial Review Process to include a process for requesting missing or incomplete information.

NTIA may continue the initial administrative review process for an application that is timely submitted by an eligible applicant, but that is missing certain information or documentation required by this NOFO; NTIA will request missing or incomplete information from the applicant as needed. The eligible applicant will have seven (7) calendar days to submit the missing or incomplete materials responsive to the NTIA request, unless this period is extended by NTIA. An eligible applicant’s failure to submit the requested materials by the established deadline will result in NTIA’s rejection of the application.

Any application already submitted at the time this amendment is published will receive the same opportunity to submit missing or incomplete materials as all other applications.