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This page contains links to Round 2 documents and archived documents from Round 1.

 
 

 

  Important Documents  
     
       
 

Federal Register Notice (May 24, 2010) RUS has issued an extension to the 30-day Public Notice Filing period, as well as the application deadline for the Satellite, Rural Library Broadband, and Technical Assistance Grant Programs.  

May 2010 RUS Webinar Powerpoint presentations: Satellite | Rural Library Broadband | Technical Assistance

Federal Register Notice (May 7, 2010) | Request for Proposals for Satellite, Rural Library Broadband, and Technical Assistance Grant Programs under the Rural Utilities Service’s Broadband Infrastructure Program Second Round NOFA.

Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) Round 2 Application Guide and BIP Round 2 Application Attachment Templates.

For details on the definitions and requirements of the BIP programs, please refer to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Broadband Initiatives Program.

An Open Letter from Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein. | February 23, 2010

Applicants applying under the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) are not required to purchase materials that are listed on the "RUS LIST OF MATERIALS Acceptable for Use on Systems of USDA Rural Development Telecommunications Borrowers - IP 344-2"; however, RUS strongly recommends that applicants utilize this list.

For details on the "Buy American" waiver for the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program, please refer to the July 1 Federal Register notice.

 
       
   
       
 

Applicants interested in reviewing the terms and conditions for accepting a grant or loan award under the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) should refer to the following documents. Current RUS Borrowers are those applicants with outstanding RUS debt. New Participants are either first-time RUS grantees/borrowers or former RUS borrowers.

Current RUS Borrowers

ARRA Grant Agreement - Current RUS Borrower

ARRA Loan/Grant and Security Agreement - Current RUS Borrower

 

New Participants

ARRA Grant and Security Agreement - New Participants

ARRA Loan/Grant and Security Agreement - New Participants

 

All Participants

BIP Contracting, Work Order, and Advance Procedures Guide

BIP Deposit Account Control Agreement

BIP Grant Agreement - Technical Assistance Grant Program

Applicants should review these terms and conditions to ensure they can enter into a contract with RUS. Applicants cannot modify this agreement, and must not submit a copy of this agreement as part of its application materials.

Should RUS announce funding for an Applicant, RUS will transmit documents to Applicants at the appropriate time. Funding to each recipient is contingent upon its meeting the conditions of the agreement.

 
       
  Quarterly Reports to Congress  
     
 

BIP May 2009 Quarterly Report

BIP August 2009 Quarterly Report

BIP November 2009 Quarterly Report

BIP February 2010 Quarterly Report

BIP May 2010 Quarterly Report

 
     
  External Resources  
     
 

Add your Broadband Project to the National Inventory of Broadband Projects

 
     
 

Archived Documents from Round 1

 
     
     
     
 

Last Modified: 09/16/2010

 
 

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