Looks like a great opportunity from USDA Rural Development’s funding opportunities for communities in need to get support for better broadband…
What does this program do?
The Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) program provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training.
Who can apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- Federally-recognized Tribes and Tribal entities
- State or local governments, including agencies and subdivisions, among others
- Territories or possessions of the United States
- Institutions of higher education (including 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) IRS status
- Cooperatives or mutual organizations
- Corporations
- Limited Liability Companies or Limited Liability Partnerships
What is an eligible area?
For a project to be eligible to receive federal funds from the BTA program, it must promote broadband expansion into a rural community.
Here’s a list of eligible communities; communities in the following MN counties are included:
- Becker
- Beltrami
- Brown
- Carlton
- Chippewa
- Clearwater
- Cottonwood
- Crow Wing
- Hennepin
- Itasca
- Mille Lacs
- Ramsey
- St. Louis
- Stearns
- Todd
- Watonwan