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Rural
Development Community Connect Grant Program
The
Community Connect program serves rural communities
where broadband service is least likely to be
available, but where it can make a tremendous
difference in the quality of life for citizens.
The projects funded by these grants will help
rural residents tap into the enormous potential
of the internet.
USDA
Rural Development's mission is to increase economic
opportunity and improve the quality of life
for rural residents. Rural Development has invested
more than $76.8 billion since 2001 for equity
and technical assistance to finance and foster
growth in home ownership, business development,
and critical community and technology infrastructure.
More than 1.5 million jobs have been created
or saved through these investments.
FISCAL YEAR
2008: $13.4 million availble in Grants
2008
APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED - 3/28/2008
- Community
Connect Application Guide - [.doc]
[.pdf]
-
Fillable SF 424 -[.pdf]
- Notice of Funds [.pdf]
- Final
Rule 7CFR 1739 - August 3, 2007 [.pdf]
- FAQs
- [.pdf]
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!! IMPORTANT UPDATE!!
It is also acceptable
to utilize a 2007 Rand McNally Atlas
in addition to the 2008 version.
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Community
Connect Grants Awards
Visit
our grant award summaries page.
Program
Notices
Notice:
DUNS
Number Required for All Applicants. All applicants
must have a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any
organization that applies for a Community Connect
Broadband grant must provide their DUNS number
on the SF-424, "Application for Federal
Assistance." DUNS numbers are available
without charge. See DUNS
Q&A.
Notice:
Registration in the Central Contractor Registry
(CCR).If you want to apply for a Community Connect
Broadband grant online through http://www.grants.gov/,
your organization must first register in the
CCR. Your organization will need a DUNS number
in order to register. If your organization has
received previous federal contracts, it is already
registered in the CCR, but this is a good opportunity
to verify that your information is up to date.
For more information about the CCR, please visit
the CCR web site: http://www.ccr.gov/.
Notice:
Funding Opportunities Available through Grants.gov.
For FY 2008, funding opportunities and contact
information for the Community Connect Broadband
grant program, as well as other Federal programs,
will be posted at http://www.grants.gov/.
Contact
Information
For
Community Connect questions, please contact
program staff, Long Chen and Kristin
Lough at community.connect@wdc.usda.gov
Broadband Division, Telecommunications
Program (202)-690-4673
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