July 2023 

For Tribal Entities

Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund 

Annual Report User Guide
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Table of Contents

Section I. Reporting Basics.................................................................................................1

Section II. Navigation and Logistics....................................................................................4

Section III. Tribal Annual Report...........................................................................................6

Section IV. Editing and Revising Your Data.......................................................................29

Appendix A – Definitions of Broadband Infrastructure Locations by Type ........................30

Appendix B – CPF Broadband Infrastructure Location Data Template...............................32

List of Figures

Figure 1 - Landing Page ...............................................................................................................4

Figure 2 - My Compliance Reports ...............................................................................................4

Figure 3 - Text Box Entry ..............................................................................................................5

Figure 4 - Reporting Schedule ......................................................................................................6

Figure 5 - Navigation Bar..............................................................................................................7

Figure 6 - Recipient Information....................................................................................................8

Figure 7 - Program Administrative Expenses ...............................................................................9

Figure 8 - Add a Specified Use ...................................................................................................10

Figure 9 - Specified Uses............................................................................................................11

Figure 10 - Specified Uses, Tribal Consortium ...........................................................................12

Figure 11 - General Information for All Specified Use types.......................................................13

Figure 12 - Project Status Information ........................................................................................14

Figure 13 - Broadband Infrastructure Projects.......................................................................17-18

Figure 14 - Download Broadband Infrastructure Location Data Template..................................20

Figure 15 - Upload Broadband Infrastructure Location Data Template ......................................20

Figure 16 - Digital Connectivity Technology Projects .................................................................22

Figure 17 - Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects ..............................................................24

Figure 18 - Purchasing Devices Projects....................................................................................26

Figure 19 - Instructions for Other/Case-by-Case Approval Projects...........................................27

Figure 20 - Report Validation with Errors....................................................................................27

Figure 21 - Report Validation with No Errors ..............................................................................28

Figure 22 - Submission Verification ............................................................................................28

Figure 23 - Edit and Remove Specified Uses .............................................................................29

Figure 24 - Unsubmit Report Button ...........................................................................................29
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Section I. Reporting Basics

a) Overview

This User Guide provides information on using Treasury’s portal (portal) to submit the required 

Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Tribal Annual Reports. This User Guide is applicable 

to Tribal recipients.

This User Guide is a supplement to the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund Compliance and 

Reporting Guidance for Tribal Entitites (Compliance and Reporting Guidance), which contains 

information on reporting requirements. Please visit Treasury’s CPF webpage and CPF for 

Tribal Goverments webpage for the latest guidance and updates on programmatic and reporting 

topics. 

This User Guide does not apply to State, Territorial, or Freely Associated State CPF 

recipients. A separate user guide has been created and published for use by those

recipients.

Questions about CPF’s reporting requirements should be submitted via email to 

CapitalProjectsFund@treasury.gov.

b) Contents of this User Guide

This User Guide contains detailed guidance and instructions for CPF Tribal Recipients to submit

annual reports. All reporting must be submitted through the Reporting Portal. Tribes with limited 

or no internet access may submit the Annual Report via mail or e-mail. Reasonable 

accommodations will be met upon request. Please email CapitalProjectsFund@treasury.gov to 

request an accommodation.

This User Guide is not comprehensive and is meant to be used in conjunction with the

Compliance and Reporting Guidance and other guidance posted to the CPF webpage.

c) Designating Key Roles in Managing CPF Reports Role Designations

At least one individual must be designated for each of the following five roles to manage the 

reporting process for their CPF award. The required roles are as follows:

• Account Administrator serves in the administrative role of maintaining the names of 

individuals who have been designated for roles in the portal. The Account Administrator 

is responsible for using the portal to provide the names of individuals designated to 

serve in the following roles: CPF Point of Contact for Reporting, Communications Only 

recipients, CPF Point of Contact for Submission, and CPF Authorized Representative. 

The Account Administrator is responsible for making any changes or updates to these 

designees over the award period. Finally, the Account Administrator is able to review 

and provide information for reports but they are not able to submit a report (as noted 

below, the Authorized Representative is the only designee with authority to submit a 

report). Treasury recommends that the Account Administrator identify an additional 

individual to serve as the Account Administrator to provide continuity in the event of staff 

changes, vacations, or other scenarios.
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• Communications Only are individuals representing or related to recipients who do not 

need access to submissions or reports in the portal but do need to receive program 

communications. For example, a higher-level manager or executive overseeing a 

recipient’s implementation of one or more CARES/ARP program may neither need nor 

want access to the portal but does need to have a contact record in Salesforce, does 

need to be affiliated with certain CARES/ARP program(s) in the portal, and does need to 

receive certain program communications.

• Point of Contact for Reporting acts as primary contact for receiving official Treasury 

notifications about CPF reporting including alerts about upcoming reporting

requirements, and deadlines. The Point of Contact for Reporting is responsible for 

completing the CPF reports, but the portal will not allow them to certify and submit the 

reports. More than one individual may be designated as a Point of Contact for 

Reporting.

• Point of Contact for Submission can see and edit all records related to submission 

(i.e., application), but the portal will not allow them to certify and submit reports in the 

system. More than one individual may be designated as a Point of Contact for 

Submission.

• Authorized Representative is responsible for certifying and submitting official reports 

on behalf of the CPF recipient. Treasury will accept reports or other official 

communications only when submitted by the Authorized Representative. The 

Authorized Representative is also responsible for communicating with Treasury on such 

matters as extension requests and amendments of previously submitted reports. The 

official reports may include annual reports and final reports. The Authorized 

Representative can see/edit/submit all reports, for both submission and reporting.

For Accounts registered through Login.gov, please use the following link:

For Accounts registered through ID.me, please use the following link:

Treasury portal at 

https://portal.treasury.gov/compliance/s/

Treasury portal at 

https://portal.treasury.gov/cares/s/slt/s/slt
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Some key items to note:

• Each designated individual must register with either Login.gov or ID.me to access the 

portal.

• If a designated individual has not previously registered an account, the designated 

individual should register through Login.gov. The following links include further 

instructions:

o https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Login.gov-User-Guide.pdf

o https://login.gov/create-an-account/

o https://login.gov/help/get-started/create-your-account/

• Designated individuals who have previously registered through ID.me may continue to 

access the portal through that method. The following link includes further instructions:

o https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/TreasuryPortalRegInstructions.pdf

• An individual may be designated for multiple roles. For example, the individual 

designated as the Point of Contact for Reporting may also be designated as the 

Authorized Representative for Reporting. 

• The same individual may be designated for all five roles. 

• Multiple individuals can be designated for each role.

• An organization may make changes and updates to the list of designation individuals 

whenever needed. These changes must be processed by the Account Administrator. 

• The designated individuals’ names and contact information will be pre-populated in the 

“Recipient Profile” portion of the recipient’s CPF reports, and users will be able to update 

the information, as necessary. 

Please contact CapitalProjectsFund@treasury.gov for additional information on procedures for 

registering an account. 
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Section II. Navigation and Logistics 

a) Login to Landing Page and Portal Navigation

After logging into the portal, the landing page (see Figure 1) displays brief introductions related 

to Treasury programs, including State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Emergency Rental 

Assistance, Homeowner Assistance Fund, CPF, and Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency 

Fund. 

Figure 1 – Landing Page

Select Compliance Reports on the left side panel (Figure 1) to be taken to the 

“My Compliance Reports” page (see Figure 2). Reports created or previously 

submitted for any program by the user will be displayed on this screen and 

grouped according to the Treasury program.

Figure 2 – My Compliance Reports Table

Select the Annual Report shown on screen for the correct reporting period, by 

clicking on the Provide Information blue pencil icon (see Figure 2).
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b) Helpful Tips/Shortcuts for Submitting Data to the Portal

The portal leads the user through a series of online forms that, when completed, will fulfill the

Annual Reporting obligations. Inputs for these forms are described in detail below for each 

section of the report.

Inputs are validated by the portal to ensure that the data provided is consistent with expected 

format or description (e.g., entering 100 instead of “one hundred”). Manually entered data that 

does not satisfy the data validation rules is identified with an error message. 

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates a required field. Entry into the field is required before saving or 

proceeding to the next screen.

• Narrative Boxes

Providing data will require using narrative boxes. When filling out detailed 

narratives, the user is encouraged to type out responses in a word processing 

application (such as Microsoft Word) to minimize grammatical errors, track word 

count, and concisely answer all required narrative details. The user can then 

copy and paste the final written narratives directly into the text boxes.

The text boxes (see 3) can be expanded by clicking and dragging the “//” icon in 

the bottom-right corner. 

Figure 3 – Text Box Entry

c) Data Corrections and Resubmissions

Reports may be edited and submitted at any time during the reporting window. After a 

Recipient’s submission has been certified and submitted in the system by the Authorized 

Representative, it can be corrected in the portal by selecting the Unsubmit button. Reports may 

be unsubmitted and resubmitted at any time before the reporting deadline. See Section IV for 

details on editing and revising data.
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Section III. Tribal Annual Report

a) Reporting Requirements

Reporting will be due according to the schedule below (see Figure 4), which may be modified by 

Treasury with prior notice to recipients. The first annual report is due July 31, 2023, and must 

cover all use of CPF award funds from the date of award disbursement until June 30, 2023, 

including use of funds for approved Pre-Award costs (described at Section 3.B.5 of the 

Compliance and Reporting Guidance).

Figure 4 – Reporting Schedule

b) Key Concepts for Reporting

Recipients are required to provide information regarding obligations, expenditures, project 

status, and performance indicators and programmatic data for each specified use. The specific 

performance indicators and programmatic data needs are determined by the specified use(s) for 

which funds are being used.

There are five specified uses on which Recipients may expend funds:

• Broadband Infrastructure

• Digital Connectivity Technology

• Multi-Purpose Community Facility

• Purchasing Devices

• Other/Case by Case Approval

Each specified use on which funds are planned to be or have been used should be included on 

the Annual Report. 

Report Report Type Period Covered Due Date

1 Annual Report All Obligations and Expenditures 

Through June 30, 2023 (Including PreAward Costs)

July 31, 2023

2 Annual Report July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 July 31, 2024

3 Annual Report July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 July 31, 2025

4 Annual Report July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 July 31, 2026

5 Annual Report July 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 January 31, 2027

Final Closeout 

Report

Full Period of Performance 120 days after End 

of Period of 

Performance
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c) Entering Information

Multiple tabs navigate through the Annual Report in the portal as follows: 

• Instructions

• Recipient Information

• Program Administrative Expenses

• Specified Uses

• Review and Certification

The Navigation Bar on the left of the portal allows the user to move between 

screens (Figure 5). 

1. Recipient Information

Upon login, the user will be directed to the Recipient Information tab. The 

Recipient Information tab verifies relevant information about the Recipient 

currently stored in the portal. On this tab, users should review and confirm 

key information about the Recipient that has been provided to Treasury 

through other CPF-related activities, such as the CPF application.

Figure 5 – Navigation Menu

Note: A consortium reporting on behalf of multiple Tribes should also review and confirm 

the information in the Related Entities table for each Tribe within the consortium.

Review and confirm the recipient information prepopulated from the CPF

application file (see Figure ). 

Confirm the Unique Entity ID (UEI), assigned to entities by SAM.gov. If the UEI 

is correct select “yes” from the dropdown menu. If the UEI is incorrect, select 

“no” from the dropdown menu and enter the correct UEI in the text box.

Note: A consortium reporting on behalf of multiple Tribes should also 

review and confirm the UEI in the Related Entities table for each Tribe 

within the consortium.

If any of the information is incorrect, use the text box at the bottom of the screen

to report discrepancies. Information on this screen can only be modified by 

Treasury staff. 

Once all fields have been reviewed and verified, click the Save button to save, 

then click the Next button to proceed to the following tab.
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Figure 6 – Recipient Information

b) Program Administrative Expenses

a. Recipients are required to report on program administrative expenses in the aggregate 

rather than separated out by Specified Use (see Figure 7). Program administrative 

expenses mean the costs associated with completing the application, including the grant 

plan, and costs related to complying with grant administration and audit requirements, 

including both direct and indirect administrative costs. The data provided in this section 

should reflect the sum of all program administrative expenses incurred by the Recipient 

related to administration of the CPF grant.

Note: For a consortium reporting on behalf of multiple Tribes, the administrative 

expenses should include all administrative expenses for all Tribes within the consortium.

Step 1) Enter the following:

• Current Period Obligation

• Cumulative Obligation

• Current Period Expenditure

• Cumulative Expenditure
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Note: For the first Annual Report, current period obligations should equal cumulative 

obligations and current period expenditures should equal cumulative expenditures. This 

is because, for the first Annual Report, “current period” and “cumulative” both include 

costs incurred from the award date through the end of the first reporting period.

Step 2) Once all fields have been reviewed and verified, click the Save button to save, 

then click the Next button to proceed to the following tab.

Figure 7 – Program Administrative Expenses

c) Specified Uses 

Recipients are required to enter all Specified Uses funded with CPF funds as part of their

Annual Report. 

Step 1) Select whether CPF funds will be supplemented by other sources of Federal or nonFederal funds from the drop down menu.

• If yes, enter the amount of funding from all non-CPF funding sources. 

Note: A consortium reporting on behalf of multiple Tribes should select yes if one or more

Tribes within the consortium are supplementing CPF with other sources of Federal or nonFederal funding. 
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If one or more Tribes within the consortium are supplementing CPF with other sources of 

Federal or non-Federal funding, enter the aggregate amount from all non-CPF funding sources.

Within the text box, the consortium should list out, by Tribe, the amount budgeted from non-CPF 

sources for each Tribe within the consortium.

Step 2) Select Specified Uses. To add a new Specified Use, select an option from the specified 

use dropdown menu and click “add” (Figure 8). 

Figure 8 – Add a Specified Use

Once a Specified Use is entered, it is viewable in the My Specified Uses table and can be 

updated in future reporting periods (see Figure ). The My Specified Uses table displays the 

following: Specified Use, Total Obligations, Total Expenditures, status, and associated Tribe 

(consortia only). 

Note: A consortium reporting on behalf of multiple Tribes must also associate a Tribe to 

each specified use by selecting an option from the Tribe dropdown menu. 
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Figure 9 – Specified Uses
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Figure 10 – Specified Uses, Tribal Consortium

Enter Specified Use Data

To enter data on Specified Uses, click “edit” (blue pencil icon). 

For all Specified Uses

Step 1) Enter the project name.

Step 2) Enter the capital asset ownership type:

• Private

• Public-Private Partnership

• Tribal Government

• Co-operative

• Other (if “other” is selected, use the text box to describe the capital asset 

ownership type)

Step 3) Enter the following information:

• Current Period Obligation
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• Cumulative Obligations

• Current Period Expenditure

• Cumulative Expenditure

Note: For the first Annual Report, current period obligations should equal cumulative 

obligations and current period expenditures should equal cumulative expenditures. This 

is because, for the first Annual Report, “current period” and “cumulative” both include 

costs incurred from the award date through the end of the first reporting period.

Step 3) Provide a brief description with sufficient detail to provide an understanding of 

the goal(s) and major activities that will be funded by the CPF.

Step 4) Select the status of the project from the drop-down list. Options are:

• “Not Started”

• “Completed less than 50 percent”

• “Completed 50 percent or more”

• “Completed”

Figure 11 – General Information for All Specified Use types
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For Broadband Infrastructure and Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects

Step 1) For projects with status of “Not Started”, enter the following information:

• Projected construction start date 

• Projected construction completion date

• Projected initiation of operations date

Step 2) For projects with completion status of “Completed less than 50 percent” or 

“Completed 50 percent or more”, enter the following information:

• Actual construction start date

• Projected construction completion date

• Projected initiation of operations date

Step 3) For projects with a status of “Completed”, enter the following information:

• Actual construction completion date

• Actual initiation of operations date

Figure 12 – Project Status Information for Broadband Instrastructure and Multi-Purpose Community Facility Specified 

Uses 

Broadband Infrastructure Projects (see Figure )

Step 1) Select whether CPF funds are being used in conjunction with other 

sources of federal funding.

• If yes, enter the following information:

o Program name of the other program providing federal funding

o The Assistance listing number of the other program providing federal 

funding

o The amount of of other federal funding obligated (by Assistance 

Listing)

Step 2) From the picklist, use the arrow to select which types of technology the 

project will use. 

• Fiber
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• Coaxial Cable

• Terrestrial Fixed Wireless

• Other

o If Other, use the text box to describe what other types of technologies 

are being planned in the buildout to locations covered by the project

Step 3) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) From the picklist, use the 

arrow to select which types of technology the project actually used. 

• Fiber

• Coaxial Cable

• Terrestrial Fixed Wireless

• Other 

o If Other, use the text box to describe what other types of technologies 

are being used in the buildout to locations covered by this project

Note: If the technology type (planned) and the technology type (actual) differ, 

provide an explanation of why they differ in the narrative box. 

Step 4) Provide the number of locations the project is expected to serve in the 

fields listed below. A location is defined as a business or residential location at 

which fixed mass market broadband Internet access service is, or can be, installed.1

For projects marked as “Completed”, please update/validate the data to reflect the 

actual data for the completed project. The following data elements should be 

provided:

• Total number of funded locations the project plans to serve 

o Total number of funded locations to be served receiving less than

25/3 Mbps prior to CPF investment

o Total number of funded locations to be served receiving 25/3 Mbps or 

greater but less than 100/20 Mbps prior to CPF investment

Note: The sum of the pre-CPF investment speed categories should be equal to 

the total number of funded locations the project is designed to serve. If the sum 

of the two categories is not equal to the number provided for the total number of 

funded locations the project is designed to serve, please explain in the text box 

provided.

Step 5) Provide the following information related to the planned buildout 

standards for speeds that will be provided as a result of the project receiving CPF

investment. For projects marked as “Completed”, please update/validate the data to 

reflect the actual data for the completed project. 

The following data elements should be provided:

1 Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program, WC 

Docket Nos. 19‐195, 11‐10, Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 1126, 1175 para. 126 (2021); 47 U.S.C. 

§641(1) and 47 CFR § 8.1(b).
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• Total number of funded locations by speed (post-CPF investment):

provide the number of locations the project plans to serve, 

categorized by speeds, in the fields listed below. 

o Total number of funded locations receiving minimum 100/100 

Mbps

o Total number of funded locations receiving minimum 100/20 Mbps 

and scalable to minimum 100/100 Mbps

Note: The sum of the post-CPF investment speed categories should equal the 

total number of locations provided in Step 5. If the sum of the two categories is 

not equal to the number provided for the total number of funded locations the 

project actually served, please explain in the text box provided.

Step 6) Populate the following table by providing information about the locations 

the project is designed to serve, including by the following location types. For 

projects marked as “Completed”, please provide actual data for the completed 

project.

• Residential

o Total Housing Units

• Business

• Community Anchor Institution

Note: The sum of the counts provided for Residential locations, Business locations, 

and Community Anchor Institution locations should be equal to the total number of 

locations provided in Step 5. If the sum of the three location types is not equal to the 

number provided for the total number of funded locations to be served by the project, 

please explain in the text box provided.

Treasury has determined location type categories according to guidance issued by the FCC in 

Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data 

Program. Each location should be classified as one of three types: Residential, Business, or 

Community Anchor Institution. Definitions to be used for classifying each location by type, as 

well as the definition for Housing Unit, can be found in Appendix A.

Step 7) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) Provide a list of speed tiers 

offered and corresponding non-promotional prices, including associated fees, for 

each speed tier of broadband service.

Step 8) State whether the provider is participating in the FCC’s Affordable 

Connectivity Program (ACP). Select Yes or No.

• If no, provide an explanation of why the provider is not participating in ACP.
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Figure 13 - Broadband Infrastructure Projects

Broadband Location Data

Step 9) For each location served by a project, the recipient must collect from the 

subrecipient (if applicable) and submit the following information to Treasury using 

the predetermined file format on the CPF website (Figure 14) that includes the 

following information (please see Appendix B for further details on these fields) by 

uploading it to the portal (Figure 15).

• Project Name

• Project identification number

• Latitude/longitude at the structure where service will be installed 

o Process for Capturing Latitude/Longitude Data: Treasury 

encourages using a commercially available GPS-encoded device 

physically present at the location to generate the latitude/longitude 

data for each location to which service is to be installed. The 

location should be the structure that is the broadband serviceable 
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location. More guidance regarding this preferred method, 

Geolocation with GPS in the Field, can be found in Geolocation 

Methods.

• Technology used to offer service at the location 

o Fiber

o Coaxial Cable

o Fixed Wireless

o Other

▪ If “Other”, provide additional detail on the technology used 

to offer service at the location

• Location Type

o Residential

▪ If Residential, Number of Housing Units

o Business

o Community anchor institution

• Speed tier at the location pre-CPF investment

o Below 25/3 Mbps

o 25/3 Mbps or greater but less than 100/20 Mbps

• Speed and latency at the location post-CPF investment 

o Maximum download speed offered 

o Maximum download speed delivered

o Maximum upload speed offered

o Maximum upload speed delivered

o Latency 

• Standardized FCC Identifiers

o Fabric ID # (Broadband Serviceable Fabric Locations)

o FCC Issued Provider ID #

Speed and Latency

To ensure broadband infrastructure investments meet current and future 

cases and to promote consistency across federal agencies, Treasury adopts 

the compliance standards and testing protocols for speed and latency 

established and used by the Commission in multiple contexts, including the 

Connect America Fund and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.2In order to 

demonstrate continued compliance with these standards, subrecipients must

perform speed and latency tests from the customer premises of an active 

subscriber to a remote test server at an end-point consistent with the 

requirements for a Commission-designated IXP.3

2 See, e.g., Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Order, 33 FCC Rcd 6509 (WCB/WTB/OET 

2018) (Performance Measures Order); Connect America Fund, Order on Reconsideration, WC Docket 

No. 10-90, 34 FCC Rcd 10109 (2019) (Performance Measures Reconsideration Order).

3 See Performance Measures Reconsideration Order, 34 FCC Rcd at 10114-16, paras. 17-19.
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In addition, 95 percent of latency measurements during testing windows must 

fall at or below 100 milliseconds round-trip time.4 This approach ensures a 

connection that supports reasonably foreseeable real-time applications. In the 

limited circumstance where even a fiber deployment cannot achieve this 

latency threshold (for example in a remote territory), Treasury may expand 

the latency threshold for specific broadband infrastructure investments at the 

request of a recipient.

Figure 14 – Download Broadband Infrastructure Location Data Template

Figure 15 – Upload Broadband Infrastructure Location Data Template

Step 10) Save and Submit Broadband Infrastructure specified use report.

 

Digital Connectivity Technology Projects (see Figure 16)

Step 1) Select one or more locations where devices will be distributed or installed from 

the options in the picklist:

• Tribal Government Buildings

• Administrative Headquarters

• Healthcare Facility

• School or Education Facility

• Community Center

• Library

• Other (if “other” is selected, provide additional detail on where devices will be 

distributed or installed)

4 See id., 34 FCC Rcd at 6527-28, para. 50.
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Step 2) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) From the picklist, select the locations 

where devices were actually distributed or installed. 

Step 3)Select device types for Digital Connectivity Technology Projects from the picklist: 

• Public Wi-Fi equipment

• Other (if “other” is selected, provide additional detail on the device types being 

distributed or installed)

Step 4) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) From the picklist, select the device 

types that were actually distributed or installed.

Step 5)For each selected device type, provide: 

• Total number of devices purchased (planned)

• Total Expenditure per device type (planned)

Step 6) Provide the estimated total number of individuals that will use the devices.

(For projects marked as “Completed”) Provide the actual total number of individuals 

using the aforementioned devices during the period of performance. 

Step 7) For completed projects, if there is a difference between planned and actual, 

provide an explanation in the narrative box.

Step 8) Save and submit Digital Connectivity specified use report.
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Figure 16 – Digital Connectivity Technology Projects

Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects (see Figure 17)

Step 1) Provide the planned physical address of the multi-purpose community facility 

funded by the CPF. If more than one facility is being funded, provide the physical 

address of EACH multi-purpose community facility.

• For projects marked as “Completed”, provide the actual physical address of the 

multi-purpose community facility(ies) funded by the CPF.

Note: The address should be the physical location of the facility(ies) funded and should 

not be a PO Box.

Step 2) Select the type(s) of investment from the picklist. If more than one facility is being 

funded, select any investment types applicable to the facilities. 

• New construction, to include acquisition of property for development

• Renovation/expansion of existing structure, to include acquisition of 

existing structures for renovation/ expansion
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Step 3) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) From the picklist, select the actual 

type of investment.

Step 4) Select the type of features in the multi-purpose community facility. If more than 

one facility is being funded, select any features applicable to the facilities. 

• Classroom/Educational Facility

• Computer Lab

• Multi-purpose space

• Telemedicine room

• Other (if “other” is selected, specify the type of feature provided by the

Multi-Purpose Community Facility)

Step 5) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) From the picklist, select the actual 

type(s) of facility(ies) funded.

Step 6) (For projects marked as “Completed” only) Provide the number of individuals 

utilizing the capital asset during the period of performance.

Step 7) For completed projects, if there is a difference between planned and actual, 

provide an explanation in the narrative box.

Step 8) Save and submit Multi-Purpose Community Facility specified use report.
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Figure 17 – Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects 

Purchasing Devices Projects (see Figure 18)

Step 1) Select where devices will be distributed from picklist:

• Tribal Government Buildings

• Administrative Headquarters

• Healthcare Facility

• School or Education Facility

• Community Center

• Library

• Other (if “other” is selected, provide additional detail on where devices will be 

distributed)

Once a project is marked as “Completed”, an additional field will appear that will allow 

the recipient to select the locations where the recipient actually distributed devices.

Please update/validate the data to reflect the actual data for the completed project.

Step 2) Select the type of devices purchased using CPF funds from the picklist:
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• Laptops

• Tablets

• Desktop Computers

• Other (if “other” is selected, specify the type of device purchased)

Once a project is marked as “Completed”, an additional field will appear that will allow

the recipient to select the actual devices that were purchased and distributed. Please 

update/validate the data to reflect the actual data for the completed project.

Step 3) For each selected device type, provide:

• Total number of devices purchased (planned)

• Total Expenditure per device type(planned)

• Total number of individuals using devices (planned)

Once a project is marked as “Completed”, an additional field will appear that will allow

the recipient to provide the actual number of devices that were purchased, the actual 

expenditure per device type, and the actual number of individuals using the devices. 

Please update/validate the data to reflect the actual data for the completed project.

Step 4) Provide a narrative description of the number and types of digital literacy 

trainings and other support services provided to enable use of the devices, if 

applicable.

Step 5) For completed projects, if there is a difference between planned and actual

locations and/or device types, provide an explanation in the narrative box.

Step 6) Save and submit specified use report.
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Figure 18 – Purchasing Devices Projects

Other/Case-by-Case Approval

For Projects submitted for Case-by-Case Review, Treasury will work with the Recipient to

develop metrics and performance measures for the associated Projects. As one component of

their submission, Recipients will be asked to provide performance measures for review by

Treasury. Performance indicators proposed should include both output and outcome measures. 

Step 1)Provide a description of the Project and major activities on which funds were 

expended during the reporting period.

Step 2)Upload a file consistent with the metrics and performance measures agreed upon 

for the recipient’s specific case-by-case review (see Figure 19).

Step 3) Save and submit specified use report.
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Figure 19 – Instructions for Other/Case-by-Case Approval Projects

Certifying and Submitting the Annual Report

1) Certification

The Authorized Representative must certify the Annual Report. By certifying this submission, 

the Authorized Representative is confirming that all reported information is accurate and 

approved for submission. Individuals who are not designated as an Authorized Representative 

will not be able to certify and submit reports.

Step 1) Review prior screens and entered information to verify the accuracy of the 

record.

 

Step 2) Validate that there are no system identified errors. Figure indicates an error has 

been identified with an error where the current period obligation for administrative 

funds exceeds the cumulative obligation. Figure shows a “Complete” status, and 

the system will allow submission of the report.

Figure 20 – Report Validation with Errors
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Figure 21 – Project Overview Status with No Errors

Step 3) Review the Authorized Representative’s Name, Title, Telephone Number, and 

E-Mail Address.

Step 4) Review certification language.

Step 5) A confirmation box appears confirming the intention to submit (see Figure 22).

Figure 22 – Submission Verification

Step 6) Click the Certify and Submit button to complete the entry. 
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Section IV. Editing and Revising Your Data

This section provides instructions for providing updates and revisions to information submitted 

as part of previous Annual Reports. Please note that unless initiated by Treasury staff, users will 

not have the ability to make any edits to submitted reports after the reporting deadline. All edits 

or changes must be reflected in the next available report.

Specified uses entered into the system can be edited or deleted before final submission. To 

edit a specified use, click 

on the edit button (blue 

pencil icon) next to the 

specified use. To delete 

a specified use, use the 

Delete (pink trash can

icon) (see Figure 23).

Figure 23 – Edit and Remove

Specified Uses

Users may edit information prior to the submission deadline. If a report is 

already submitted, users will need to un-submit the report by clicking the 

“Unsubmit” button in the “Record details” window on the right sidebar to edit 

or delete a project record, and may do so until the due date of the report

(Figure 24). 

Figure 24 – Unsubmit Report Button
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Appendix A – Definitions of Broadband Infrastructure Locations by Type

Treasury has determined location type categories according to guidance issued by the FCC in 

Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data 

Program. Each location should be classified as one of three types: Residential, Business, or 

Community Anchor Institution. Definitions are as follows:

• Residential Location: A residential location is defined by the FCC as a location that is or 

contains “housing units” or “group quarters” based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 

definition of these terms.5 For all locations identified as “residential,” the recipient must 

also document the total number of “housing units” at that location.

• Housing Unit: A housing unit is defined by the Census Bureau as a house, an apartment, 

a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is 

intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those 

in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other persons in the building 

and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall.

Multiple housing units in a single structure at a single street address or latitude/longitude 

point, such as apartment buildings, must be reported in a single record. Recipients 

should include the number of units of the building in the Number of Housing Units field. 

Please note that recipients will be required to provide latitude/longitude information that 

conforms with location information in the FCC’s Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric 

(Fabric)6 and should report multiple housing units in a single structure in a single record 

with a single latitude/longitude consistent with the data in the Fabric. 

While the Census Bureau does not classify group quarters, such as college dormitories, 

as housing units, the FCC has determined to include group quarters in the definition of 

residential structures, which is a departure from the previously-used definitions, because 

they believe this will be more consistent with the intention of the Broadband DATA Act.7 

Further guidance can be found at FCC.gov/BroadbandData/Resources.

• Business Location: A business location is defined as a non-residential structure on a 

property without residential locations that would expect to demand internet access 

services.8 Recipients should only report the locations of businesses that they would 

expect to demand mass market broadband Internet access service, which typically are 

small businesses. Recipients should not report the locations of larger businesses that 

5 See Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program, 

WC Docket Nos. 19‐195, 11‐10, Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 1126, 1175 para. 127 (2021)(Third 

Report and Order).

6

Information on the Fabric, including how to access the locations data in it, is available at: 

FCC.gov/BroadbandData 

7 Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 1126, 1175 para. 127.

8 See Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program, 

WC Docket Nos. 19‐195, 11‐10, Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 1126, 1175 para. 128 (2021).
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purchase or would be expected to purchase dedicated high-capacity transmission 

services, such as business data services (also known as special access). 

For purposes of deciding what business locations “count,” recipients should consider the 

nature of the service offered to the location. A “small business” would typically subscribe 

to mass market “best efforts” broadband Internet access service.9 This does not mean 

the business actually is subscribing to this service, but rather this is a location where the 

carrier is commercially offering mass market broadband Internet access service to end 

users and would provide this type of service if the customer requested it, with no 

charges or delays attributable to the extension of the network of the provider. This 

includes the initiation of fixed broadband internet access service through routine 

installation that can be completed not later than 10 business days after the date on 

which the service request is submitted.10

Community Anchor Institution: A community anchor institution means an entity, such as 

a school, library, health clinic, health center, hospital or other medical provider, public 

safety entity, institution of higher education, public housing organization,11 or community 

support organization that facilitates greater use of broadband service by vulnerable 

populations, including, but not limited to, low-income individuals, unemployed 

individuals, children, the incarcerated, and aged individuals.

9 See Wireline Competition Bureau Provides Guidance to Carriers Receiving Connect America Fund 

Support Regarding Their Broadband Location Reporting Obligations, Docket No 10-90, 31 FCC Rcd 

12900, para. 55 (2016). 

10 See 47 CFR 1.7001(a)(17).

11 This term is used broadly and includes any public housing agency, HUD-assisted housing organizations 

or Tribal housing organization. 
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Appendix B – CPF Broadband Infrastructure Location Data Template

The downloadable template covers fields related to broadband infrastructure project location. 

Field Name Definition Required /

Optional /

Conditional

List Values Data 

Type

Max 

Length

Project Name Name of the project Required n/a Text 100

Identification 

Number

Identification number assigned 

to project by recipient

Required n/a Text 20

Fabric ID Number Site specific fabric identification 

number from the FCC 

broadband funded locations 

map that corresponds with the 

location in the field provided

Required n/a Text 20

Location Latitude Latitude data for the location to 

which service is installed

Required n/a Number 20

Location 

Longitude

Longitude data for the location 

to which service is installed

Required n/a Number 20

Provider ID 

Number

FCC-provided ID for Providers 

that will align with the entity 

that files or will file BDC data.

Required n/a Text 20

Technology Type 

at Location

Type of technology at location Required Fiber,

Coaxial Cable,

Fixed Wireless,

Other 

Picklist n/a

If Other, Specify Explanation of Other type of 

technology (Planned)

Conditional n/a Number 20

Location Type Type of location Required Residential;

Business;

Community 

Anchor Institution

Picklist n/a

Housing Units at 

Location

Number of housing units at 

residential locations

Required n/a Number 20

Speed PreInvestmentInternet speed prior to CPF 

investment

Required Below 25/3 Mbps;

25/3 Mbps or 

greater but less 

than 100/20 Mbps

Picklist n/a

Maximum 

Download Speed 

Offered at 

Location PostInvestment

Maximum download speed 

offered/advertised at this 

location post CPF investment

Required n/a Text 20

Maximum 

Download Speed 

Delivered at 

Location PostInvestment

Maximum Download Speed 

Delivered at Location PostInvestment

Required n/a Text 20

Maximum Upload 

Speed Offered at 

Location PostInvestment

Maximum upload speed offered 

at location Post Investment

Required n/a Text 20

Maximum Upload 

Speed Delivered 

at Location PostInvestment

Maximum upload speed 

delivered at location postinvestment

Required n/a Text 20
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Field Name Definition Required /

Optional /

Conditional

List Values Data 

Type

Max 

Length

Latency Delivered 

at Location PostInvestment

Latency delivered at location 

post-investment

Required n/a Text 20
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Revision Log

Version Date Published Summary of changes

1 07/10/2023 Initial Release
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