The MN Office of Broadband Development held their weekly office hours this morning. It didn’t last long but I do appreciate that they hold these meetings. I have slides and questions from the session.
Top mentions:
- NTIA did approve final list of BEAD eligible locations. There is some de-duplication still happening for example addresses impacted by recently announced ReConnect grants and ongoing Line Extensions.
- The Minnesota BEAD portal should be up on the next couple of days.
Questions:
What’s the planned process to flag incorrect locations or funded locations that should not be eligible?
Provide info to OBD and then can check to see what type of form you need to complete. Incorrect locations are pretty straightforward. Funded locations may require Sworn affidavit.
Sorry I may have missed this, how long is prequalification open for?
Not sure. Working on portal and RFP approved. The sooner the better for getting your information in. (Sounds like it will be open for about a month.)
The list of locations on the website says “PRELIMINARY” is this updated?
It is final approved list. And will mark it as final.
To make sure I didn’t miss the email already… for those who participated in the challenge process, when can we expect the emails inviting us to join the sub grantee selection process?
When the portal is ready.
Follow up… When would we identify incorrect or enforceable commitment locations?
Send lists to OBD now – and add details.
So to clarify, the Pre-reg application does not open up today? Only for those who have received an invite will have access?
The portal is not up today. But when it opens, it will open to everyone. People don’t get an invitation as much as a notification.
When will FAQ be released?
ASAP – we just need to check our answers. We will try to update weekly. For reference Colorado’s FAQ is 81 pages long. The questions get involved and the answer can be details.