Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program

The summary for the Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	10.863
	CFDA Description:	Community Connect Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Utilities Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDRUS-09-01-CC
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 20, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 20, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 19, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 19, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jun 20, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$13,406,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to furnish broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where such service does not currently exist. Grant funds may be utilized to deploy broadband transmission service to critical community facilities, rural residents, and rural businesses and to construct, acquire, or expand, equip, and operate a community center that provides free access to broadband services to community residents for at least two years. Grants will be awarded, on a competitive basis, to entities serving communities of up to 20,000 inhabitants to ensure rural consumers enjoy the same quality and range of telecommunications service as are available in urban and suburban communities.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Long Chen Electronics Engineer Phone 202-690-4673

Contact email address [community.connect@wdc.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Community Connect Grant Program; • Rural Development Utilities Programs Community Connect Grant Program; • Community Connect Broadband Grant Program