NTIA and RUS Release Broadband NOFA

On July 1, NTIA and RUS released a Notice of Funds Availability for the first round of broadband stimulus funding.  Each agency released a Fact Sheet to accompany the NOFA, which are available below.

NTIA BTOP Fact Sheet

RUS BIP Fact Sheet

You can access the full 121-page NOFA by going to the RUS webpage and scrolling down to “Notice of Funds Availability”. 

Also referenced in the NOFA is OMB Memorandum 09-21, Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuent to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  You can find this Memorandum here and a sample reporting data template here.