ntia tbcp第二轮修订

TRIBALBROADBAND CONNECTIVITYPROGRAM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A.FederalAgency Name National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department ofCommerce B.FundingOpportunity Title TribalBroadbandConnectivity Program C.Announcement Type Amendment 11.029,TribalBroadband ConnectivityProgram F. KeyDates •Applications submittedonlinethrough the Grants.gov system must be received no laterthan 11:59 p.m.EasternTime (ET)onMarch22, 2024.•Applicationssubmitted bypostalmailor by courier servicemust be postmarked(forpostal mail) or show clear evidence of mailing (for courier submissions)no later than11:59 p.m.EasternTime (ET)onMarch22, 2024.•Applications submitted byelectronic mail must be received no later than 11:59 p.m.EasternTime (ET)onMarch22, 2024.•SeeSection D in the Full Announcement Text of thisNotice of Funding Opportunity(NOFO)for detailed information concerning application submission requirements. Eligible Entities that previously submitted applications may submit revised applications (entireapplication must be resubmitted) on or before the new submission deadline. Eligible Entitiesmust submit a single application by the application deadline to beeligible for program funding.The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) is not a formula or block grant programand a single application for funding must be timely submitted by an Eligible Entity to receivefunding consideration from NTIA. G.Application Submission Address Complete application packages may be submitted: (i) electronically throughwww.grants.gov;(ii)through electronic mail; or (iii) by postal mail or courier.NTIA prefers that applicantsuseGrants.gov to submittheirapplications; however, applicants must submit complete applicationpackages using only one of these methods and may not submit partial or duplicate applicationsusing multiple methods of transmission.SeeSection D of this NOFO for detailed informationconcerning application submission requirements. EligibleEntities may only submit a single application for funding pursuant to this program.Accordingly, anEligibleEntity’ssingle application must include the total amount of fundingbeing requested and must account for all projects that will utilize the requested funding.SeeSection C.3.a of this NOFO for additional information on the single application requirement. H.Funding Opportunity Description NTIAissuesthisNOFOtodescribe the requirements under whichitwill award grants for thesecond round of theTBCP, authorized bytheConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,Division N, Title IX, Section 905(c),Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020)(Act),as amended bythe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,also known as theBipartisan Infrastructure Law,Division F, Title II, Section60201, Public Law 117-58, 135Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021) (IIJA).TheTBCPprovidesnewfederalfunding for grantstoEligibleEntitiestoexpandaccess to and adoption of: (i)broadbandservice onTribalLand;or (ii)programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, ortelehealth resources.SeeSection A of this NOFO for the full description of this program. I.Funding Instrument Grant. J.Eligibility Section 905(a)(8) of the Act specifies thefollowing entities aseligible to receive grants pursuantto theTBCP: (i)a Tribal Government; (ii)aTribal College or University; (iii)the Department ofHawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including NativeHawaiian Education Programs;(iv)a Tribal organization; or(v)anAlaskaNative Corporation.There are several instances where applicants will need to obtain a Tribal Government Resolution.EachEligibleEntity must coordinate internally (which includes all departments, subsidiaries,etc.)in submitting itssingle application.In an instance where oneEligibleEntity is a subsidiaryof another (e.g., a Tribal Government and asubsidiary Tribal College or University), this shallnot affect the subsidiary’s eligibility to submit its own application, so long as it includes therequisite Tribal Government Resolution.EligibleEntities that previously receivedTBCPgrantfunding may apply for additional grant funding pursuant to thisNOFO.SeeSection C of thisNOFO for additional information concerning the eligibility requirements for this program. K.Anticipated Amounts NTIA will makeapproximately$980,000,000availablein this NOFOfor federal assistanceunder theTBCP.1Section 905(c)(3)(A) of the ActdirectsNTIAtomake availablenot less than3percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (b)(1)for the benefit of NativeHawaiians.Accordingly, NTIA allocatednot less than$30,000,000 to the Department ofHawaiian Home Lands(DHHL)on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Communityin the June3,2021 TBCP NOFO(i.e., the first round of funding). IIJA appropriatedan additional$2 billion innew funding forgrantsunder this program; thus, NTIA will allocate3 percent of this amount, or$60,000,000,toDHHLon behalf of the NativeHawaiianCommunity.Thus, the total TBCPallocationfor