Grant Guidelines for the RECOVERY ACT BROADBAND ...

m) Reasonableness of Project Budget: Applicant has provided a budget that is appropriate to
the proposed technical solution and only includes eligible costs.
Yes
No
Purpose of Section: Demonstrates Understanding of Eligibility Factors
Question #7 requires applicants to acknowledge the ability to meet the Eligibility Factors.
Compliance with all of these requirements will be confirmed by responses to other questions
throughout the application. BIP‐only applicants are not required to answer the Additional BTOP
Factors, and BTOP‐only applicants are not required to answer the Additional Factors for BIP. An
applicant should respond in the affirmative to all of these questions or their application will be
immediately rejected. Please note that the applicants will be reviewed throughout the
application to ensure compliance substantively with all of the eligibility factors.
Filing for Waiver: Basis and Process
If you are applying for a waiver of the 20 percent matching requirement, attach a letter that
clearly defines your need. The applicant must demonstrate that complying with the Recovery
Act’s mandated 20 percent match of grant funds received under this program is a financial
hardship for your organization. An applicant applying for a waiver should submit complete
financial documentation, including its assets, liabilities, operating expenses and revenues, and
any other documents that would demonstrate financial need, such as denial of funding from a
public or private lending institution.
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