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American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands each may request up to $1,250,000 . Each Eligible Entity’s Initial Planning Funds will be drawn from that Eligible Entity’s Minimum Initial Allocation. If the Eligible Entity requests Initial Planning Funds, it must submit an application for Initial Planning Funds by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) August 15, 2022, and a Five-Year Action Plan within 270 days of receipt of Initial Planning Funds. |\n\n\n| Notice of Available Amounts | On or after the date on which the Broadband DATA Maps are made public, the Assistant Secretary will notify each Eligible Entity of the estimated amount of funding that NTIA will make available to the Eligible Entity under the Program (Notice of Available Amounts) and invite the submission of an initial grant proposal (Initial Proposal) anda final grant proposal (Final Proposal) . |\n| --- | --- |\n| Technical\u003Cbr>Assistance | Leading up to submission of the Initial Proposal and throughout the remainder of the process, NTIA will provide support and technical assistance to help ensure that the Eligible Entity’s proposals fully meet the requirements of the Infrastructure Act and the goals of the Program. This technical assistance will include iterative feedback on draft Initial and Final Proposals. |\n| Initial Proposal | Eligible Entities will have 180 days from receipt of the Notice of Available Amounts to develop and submit an Initial Proposal, which will, among other things, describe the competitive process the Eligible Entity proposes to use to select subgrantees to construct broadband projects. Prior to submission to NTIA, the Initial Proposal must be made available for public comment, and the Initial Proposal must incorporate local coordination feedback for the Assistant Secretary’s review. |\n| Challenge Process | After submission of its Initial Proposal and before allocating BEAD funds received for the deployment of broadband networks to subgrantees, an Eligible Entity must conduct a challenge process. Under this process, a unit of local government, nonprofit organization, or broadband service provider can challenge a determination made by the Eligible Entity in the Initial Proposal as to whether a particular location or community anchor institution within the jurisdiction of the Eligible Entity is eligible for the grant funds, including whether a particular location is unserved or underserved, and Eligible Entities must submit any successful challenges to NTIA for review and approval. |\n| Initial Funding Availability | NTIA will review Initial Proposals as expeditiously as possible. Once an Initial Proposal is approved, NTIA will make available to the Eligible Entity not less than 20 percent of the total grant funds allocated to the Eligible Entity. |\n| Subgrantee Selection | An Eligible Entity may initiate its competitive subgrantee selection process upon approval of its Initial Proposal and will have up to one year to conduct additional local coordination, complete the selection process, and submit a Final Proposal to NTIA. NTIA will provide support and technical assistance to help ensure that the Final Proposal fully meets the requirements of the Infrastructure Act and the goals of |\n\n\n|  | the Program. The Eligible Entity may, at this point, utilize the funding provided (not less than 20 percent of the Eligible Entity’s total grant funds) to initiate certain eligible activities (see Section IV.B.8) before submission and approval of their Final Proposals. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Final Proposal | Aft","cbCaicvRDtMoJrb6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicvRDtMoJrb6","pdf",832531,98,"English","# Letter of Intent\n# Request for Initial Planning Funds\n# Notice of Available Amounts\n# Technical Assistance\n# Initial Proposal\n# Challenge Process\n# Initial Funding Availability\n# Subgrantee Selection\n# Final Proposal\n# Ongoing Monitoring, Reporting, and Performance Management","[{\"question\":\"What is the deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent to participate?\",\"answer\":\"July 18, 2022 is the deadline for an Eligible Entity to submit a Letter of Intent to participate in the Program.\"},{\"question\":\"How and when can eligible entities request Initial Planning Funds?\",\"answer\":\"An Eligible Entity may request up to $5,000,000 (or specified caps for certain territories) with its Letter of Intent or afterwards. 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