Broadband
Middle Mile Grant Program
Agency NameDepartment of Commerce
Funding Amount$1,000,000,000.00
Bureau Name
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Funding Mechanism
Grant
New?
Yes
Funding Mechanism
Grant
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
fiscal years 2022-2026
Recipients
States, Counties, Cities/Townships and their subdivisions; Tribal governments; Native entities; Public Utility Districts; Economic Development Authorities, Regional Planning Councils; Technology and Telecommunications Companies; Electric Utilities; Electric Cooperatives; and Nonprofits.
Program Description
Establishes and funds a $1 billion program for the construction, improvement or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure. The purpose of the grant program is to expand and extend middle mile infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting unserved and underserved areas to the internet backbone. Eligible applicants include States, political subdivisions of a State, Tribal governments, technology companies, electric utilities, utility cooperatives, public utility districts, telecommunications companies, telecommunications cooperatives, nonprofit foundations, nonprofit corporations, nonprofit institutions, nonprofit associations, regional planning councils, Native entities, or economic development authorities.
Eligible Uses
Broadband infrastructure deployment (e.g. construction)
sam.gov link
https://sam.gov/fal/cd91c6a9d6c042f0aa491124595c34f0/view
Statutory Location
60401
Federal Cost Share Requirement
Not less than 30 percent of project costs