Deadline: 28-Jun-22
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is inviting applications for its grant program.
Funding Information
- Approximately $27 million is available for funding through the ABAF in 2022.
- Individual grant awards may not exceed the lesser of 80 percent of the project cost or $5,000,000.
Funding Criteria
The grant will be in the form of a reimbursement of eligible costs up to the award amount and/or percentage in the grant agreement. Reimbursement will be conditioned on the following:
- Project completion within two years of awarding of the grant. Applicants who demonstrate project complexity may request more than two years to complete the project. Recipients who demonstrate that the project is progressing may request an extension for up to one year for project delays beyond the recipient’s control. If a recipient fails to complete a project within the two-year deadline, or within the extended deadline, ADECA may revoke the grant in its entirety and rededicate the funds to a new recipient.
- The progressive completion, as measured on not more than a quarterly basis, of the approved project. Grants for projects not showing progress may be rescinded.
- Operational testing, when possible, to confirm the level of service proposed in the grant application. Such regulations shall not exceed in degree or differ in kind from testing and reporting requirements imposed on the grant recipient by the Federal Communications Commission, as adjusted for the service specifications in the ADECA grant agreement.
- Continued participation in Alabama’s broadband mapping program throughout the entire project period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are entities that are cooperatives, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, other private business entities, or units of government that provide broadband service.
- An entity is not eligible for an ABAF grant unless the entity has submitted, within the one-year period preceding the awarding of the grant, the entity’s broadband service availability information to Alabama’s broadband mapping program and agrees to continue to participate in the mapping program throughout the entire project period.
For more information, visit https://adeca.alabama.gov/grant-application-and-implementation/