Recovery Act - State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Recovery Act - State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	11.558
	CFDA Description:	State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Title II, Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law No. 111-5, 123 Stat.115 (Feb. 17, 2009); Broadband Data Improvement Act, Title I of Public Law No. 110-385, 122 Stat. 4096 (Oct. 10, 2008).
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	0660-ZA29
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 02, 2009
	Creation Date:	Aug 11, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 14, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	The application window for this program closes on August 14, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Any request from a potential applicant for a waiver of this application window closing date must adequately describe the extraordinary circumstances preventing the submission of an application by this deadline and any relevant information supporting the request. Please note that NTIA will not favorably consider any request for additional time that would exceed submission by September 1, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To be considered timely, any such request must be submitted in writing no later than August 14, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. ET, to Anne W. Neville, Program Director, State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4716, Washington, DC, 20230. Applicants may also fax a waiver request to 202-501-0536 or attach a scanned copy of the signed letter to an email and email to broadbandmapping@ntia.doc.gov. Requests for a waiver of the application window closing date will be considered on a case-by-case basis and requesters will be notified in writing of the agency's decision.
	Archive Date:	Sep 01, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	56
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$240,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$4,300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,900,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The single eligible entity in the State that has been designated by the State to receive a grant under this section. Eligible entities that are either (i) an agency or instrumentality of a state, or a municipality or other subdivision (or agency or instrumentality of a municipality or other subdivision) of a state; (ii) a nonprofit organization that is described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of such Code; or (iii) an independent agency or commission in which an office of a State is a member on behalf of the State.
Grant Description: The State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant program that implements the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the Broadband Data Improvement Act through the award of grants. This Program is designed to fund projects that gather comprehensive and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of a national broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives for broadband planning.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/nofa.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Edward "Smitty" Smith Program Director Phone 202-482-4949

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