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# Broadband Technical Assistance

**Fact Sheet

Federal Register NoticeGrants.gov Posting

##             Overview          

### *NEW* Technical Assistance Awards

Fiscal Year 2023 BTA award recipients and project information can be found here.

### What does this program do?

BTA provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training and supports the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives.

### 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.

### What is a rural area?

                                  - For the purposes of BTA, a rural area is defined as “any area not located in a city, town, or incorporated area with a population greater than 20,000, or an urbanized area  next to a city, town or incorporated area with a population greater than 50,000 people.” Certain other exclusions apply.
                                  - Eligible areas must be completely contained within a rural area or composed of multiple rural areas. You will find a mapping tool with additional eligibility information at this link:  Map

### How do we apply?

Applications must be submitted electronically through https://www.grants.gov/ no later than June 20, 2023.

### Is there a matching requirement?

BTA does not have a cost share or matching requirement.

### Where do the funds come from?

The Rural eConnectivity Program (ReConnect) is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4), 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., and 7 U.S.C. 950cc and provided funding for broadband technical assistance. The current funding opportunity will use technical assistance funds appropriated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58).

##             To Apply          

### Frequently Asked Questions

Review a list of frequently asked questions.

### **Resources**

                                  - BTA Application Guide 
                                  - BTA Fact Sheet
                                  - BTA Sample Budget Worksheet 
                                  - FY2023 BTA Sample Application Checklist 
                                  - FY 2023 BTA Communities Sample Worksheet 
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Map
                                  - SAIPE Poverty Data
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement Webinar Recording
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement Webinar
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement Webinar for Tribes and Tribal Entities Recording
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement Webinar for Tribes and Tribal Entities
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Ask Me Anything Session 
                                  - Broadband Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement

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### Items Needed to Apply

                                  - Form SF-424
                                  - Form SF-424B
                                  - Form RD 400-4 Assurance Agreement

##             Other Requirements          

##             Contact          

To submit questions to RUS staff regarding the BTA, please complete the form available at www.usda.gov/reconnect/contact-us.

For questions about Broadband Technical Assistance, you may also contact one of our General Field Representatives (GFR). To find a GFR, visit our GFR Contact Map.

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