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Broadband Initiatives
Program (BIP) Round 2 Application Guide and
BIP Round 2 Application Attachment
Templates
For
details on the definitions and requirements of the BIP programs, please refer to the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Broadband
Initiatives Program.
An Open Letter from Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein. |
February 23, 2010
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
.
Applicants interested in reviewing the terms and conditions for accepting a grant award under the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) should refer to the following documents. Current RUS Borrowers are those applicants with outstanding RUS debt. New Participants are either first-time RUS grantees/borrowers or former RUS borrowers.
Current RUS Borrowers
ARRA Grant and Security Agreement - Current RUS Borrower
New Participants
ARRA Grant and Security Agreement - New Participants
All Participants
BIP Contracting, Work Order, and Advance Procedures Guide
Agreements for Loan and combination Loan/Grant Awards and will be posted to this site in the near future.
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 announce funding for an Applicant, RUS will transmit documents to Applicants at the appropriate time. Funding to each recipient is contingent upon its meeting the conditions of the agreement.
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