Broadband Technical Assistance
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- RUS-BTA-2024
- Agency
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Rural Utilities Services
Washington Office, Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Business and Commerce
- Community Development
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
- Regional Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Small Businesses
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- For Profit Organizations
- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
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About this opportunity
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking applications for the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) cooperative agreement program in Fiscal Year 2024. This funding opportunity will provide competitive grants to eligible entities, including small businesses, tribal organizations, nonprofits, and government entities, to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training. Eligible activities include feasibility studies, network designs, and development of broadband financial assistance applications, with the goal of promoting the expansion of broadband into rural areas. Applications will be evaluated based on criteria such as the project work plan, organizational capacity, rurality, economic need, and performance measures. The deadline for submitting applications is August 20, 2024.
Approximately $25 million in BTA funding is available, with a minimum award of $50,000 and a maximum of $1 million depending on the funding category. The BTA program is part of the USDA's broader Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, which provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to support broadband infrastructure and service deployment in rural, underserved areas across the United States.
Synopsis
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces the acceptance of applications for Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. Broadband Technical Assistance provides competitive cooperative agreement funding to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training that promotes the expansion of broadband. Program funds must be used to support broadband technical assistance activities that promote the expansion of broadband into rural areas. Examples of broadband technical assistance projects may include conducting feasibility studies, completing network designs, and developing broadband financial assistance applications.
The Agency encourages applicants to consider projects that will advance the following key priorities.
- Assisting rural communities recover economically through more and better market opportunities and through improved infrastructure;
- Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD programs and benefits from RD funded projects; and
- Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities.
All applicants should carefully review and prepare their applications according to instructions in the BTA Application Guide and program resources. This Application Guide and program resources can be found on the BTA website at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/telecommunications-programs/broadband-technical-assistance-program. Additionally, program requirements can be found in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) available in the Federal Register at https://federalregister.gov/d/2024-13691
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| bta-appguide-fy24.pdf |
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