Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program

 

The Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program provides funding for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure. The purpose of the grant program is to expand and extend middle mile infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting areas that are unserved or underserved to the internet backbone, as well as to promote broadband connection resiliency through the creation of alternative network connection paths that can be designed to prevent single points of failure on a broadband network. The goal of this program is to award grants to a broad range of applications proposing creative ways to fill the gaps in our nations middle mile infrastructure and advance our national goals of increasing connectivity, affordability, and equity.

Active 11.033 National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce B - Project Grants Not applicable. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Part Division F, Title IV, Section 60401, Public Law -117-58, Statute 135,429 In order to apply for a middle mile grant, an entity must be a State, political subdivision of a State, Tribal government, technology company, electric utility, utility cooperative, public utility district, telecommunications company, telecommunications cooperative, nonprofit foundation, nonprofit corporation, nonprofit institution, nonprofit association, regional planning council, Native entity, economic development authority, or any partnership of two or more of these entities. Not applicable. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Preapplication coordination is required. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Not applicable. Not applicable. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Performance Reports: Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 70%. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Douglas Kinkoph
U.S. Department of Commerce
NTIA, BroadbandUSA
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4887
Washington, DC 20230 US
BroadbandUSA@ntia.gov
Phone: 2024822048 http://www.ntia.gov 13-0564-0-1-452 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $930,021,354.00; FY 24 est $49,976,671.00; FY 21$0.00; - Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity once posted on Grants.Gov. Not applicable. Not applicable.