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Broadband Initiatives
Program (BIP) Round 2 Application Guide and
BIP Round 2 Application Attachment
Templates
Please note that the Easygrants system
is not yet available for the submission of Round 2 BIP
applications. These materials are being made available to
assist applicants in assembling application materials prior
to the opening of the application window on February 16,
2010.
For
details on the definitions and requirements of the BIP programs, please refer to the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Broadband
Initiatives Program.
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
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Applicants interested in reviewing the terms and
conditions for accepting a loan/grant award under
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Broadband
Initiatives Program (BIP) should
refer to the Loan/Grant and Security Agreement (Draft).
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 award an Applicant with a loan/grant, RUS
will transmit the Loan/Grant documents to Applicants
at the appropriate time.
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