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Details emerge regarding NTIA Notice of Funding Availability for ARRA funds

Details are beginning to emerge regarding the NTIA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on the www.broadbandusa.gov web site. The site states that the NOFA will be published “the afternoon of July 1″. See below for some detail about the application process

Registrations Needed to Apply for ARRA Broadband Funds

http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/register.htm

  • There are two parts to the application process. You will be required to enter your application data and also to draw your proposed service areas. In order to ensure the security of your information when completing these two tasks, you will be required to obtain credentials by registering for identification.
  • To enable the applicant to enter application data online, registration with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) will be required. This ensures the validity of the digital signature.
  • To enable the applicant to draw the proposed service area, registration for a Level 1 eAuthentication ID will be required.

Register for CCR at this “Quick Start” page:

http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/ccr_register.htm

Register for Level 1 eAuthentication here:

http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/eauth.htm

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/download_app.htm

*You may download an application for review, beginning July 7.

RUS and NTIA encourage electronic filing, beginning July 31.

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