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Find similar grantsNext Level Connections Broadband Grant Program is sponsored by Indiana State Government (Office of Community and Rural Affairs - OCRA). Indiana is investing $350 million to improve broadband access and adoption.
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OCRA: Next Level Connections: Home Indiana is investing $350 million toward improving broadband access and adoption in Indiana. The Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program is designed to provide funds for the deployment of broadband infrastructure to provide eligible broadband service to unserved end users, which include households, businesses and community anchor institutions, such as schools and health clinics, across Indiana.
Be a corporation organized under IC 8-1-13; Be a corporation organized under IC 23-17 that is an electric cooperative; or Be a cooperative that has at least one member that is a corporation organized under 8-1-13. Eligible registered Indiana Broadband Providers can submit project areas that commit to bringing high-speed, terrestrial broadband at more than 100/20 in areas where there is currently less than 100 Mbps.
Projects can be funded for up to $5 million. Priority of funding will be given to projects that provide symmetrical speeds of 100/100 or more to as many locations as possible per ARPA funding guidelines. Also, projects that include providing 1 gig connections to schools and/or rural health facilities will receive priority of funding if part of an eligible project.
Eligible broadband project expenses are terrestrial capital expenses directly related to a qualified broadband project, including design, engineering, permitting, construction of “last mile” infrastructure expenses and validation of service expenses. Last mile is defined as the final leg connecting a broadband service provider’s network to the end-user customer’s on-site telecommunication equipment.
Middle mile expenses are eligible for grant funding only when they are necessary for the provision of the last mile services. Maintenance or operating expenses related to the project do not qualify as eligible activities. Specific addresses in Indiana that lack broadband coverage (less than actual speeds of 100 Mbps downstream); areas that lack quality, reliable access to fixed terrestrial broadband; and areas with compelling need.
All grant requests require a minimum 20% match. Eligible projects will be evaluated by the NLC review committee staffed by multiple State agencies.
Please note that for any information marked confidential on an application, OCRA will not share details such as trade secrets, customer pricing, etc., however, per Indiana State Code, details regarding address selection, offered speeds and the grant requests must be shared for the competitive application phase.
"The procedures established under this section must prohibit a state agency, in awarding any grant from the fund, from discriminating between different types of technology used to provide eligible broadband service in connection with proposed eligible broadband projects.
(g) The procedures established under this section must, subject to section 14 of this chapter, require the office to publish on the office's Internet website all grant applications, including the specific addresses for which state funds would be used to provide eligible broadband service, received by the office under this chapter."
NLC Competitive Application Phase Please use this document to evaluate applications submitted for NLC Round 4 and determine if you would like to submit a competitive application to one of the ones listed.
Please note that Competitive Applications must include all of and only the addresses included under the original application, must offer the same or better proposed broadband speeds, and offers a more competitive funding request for the same proposed broadband connectivity.
If one of your original applications has a competitive application submitted against it, you will be offered a chance to adjust your original application to match the competitive application’s terms prior to the awards selection process. Competitive Applications are due to OCRA by April 15, 2024.
OCRA Sends Address Data and Template to County Governments July 12, 2023 Address Lists from County Governments and Internet Providers Due Oct. 6, 2023 Challenge Period Begins Nov. 1, 2023 Submission Deadline for Challenges Nov.
25, 2023 Expected Date for Challenge Decisions Jan. 3, 2024 Application Window Begins Jan. 10, 2024 Submission Deadline for Full Applications Feb.
9, 2024 Submission Deadline for Competitive Applications April 15, 2024 Expected Date for Selections June 5, 2024 ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE NLC Round 4 Application Instructions NLC Round 4 Letter of Intent NLC Round 4 County Template NLC Round 4 Contact Information for Counties Template NLC Competitive Application Phase Questions about this program and application? Email NLC@ocra. in.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Indiana Broadband Providers serving at least 100 subscribers for at least three years in Indiana. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program is funded by Indiana State Government (Office of Community and Rural Affairs - OCRA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Indiana. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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