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Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband Development

2017 Grant Application$20 million available

Maximum grant amount: $5 millionApplication period opens: July 3, 2017

Deadline for submission: September 11, 2017, 4 p.m.

Please read through this entire application package BEFORE you begin to respond to the application questions and before you fill out the checklist. This will help ensure you understand the full scope of the application as well as the details you will need to provide to complete the application.

KEY TO APPLICATION PAGES: The next five pages of this package (Pages i-v) will be your coversheets and checklist. The Table of Contents is on Page vi. The next set of pages after that (Pages 1-3) includes an introduction, important

instructions, and eligibility requirements. The full application begins on Page 4.

Minnesota Office of Broadband Development MN DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

First National Bank Building332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101651-259-7610 ~ [email protected]

BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT2017 APPLICATION COVERSHEETS/CHECKLIST (5 PAGES)

The Coversheets/Checklist must be answered & checked to have your full application considered for review. We recommend you do this AFTER you fill out the full application section starting on Page 4. However, please read the coversheets (i-iv) and the application introduction (Pages 1-3 before you begin filling out the details that start on Page 4.

Project Title: _______________________________________________________________

Name of Applicant Organization: ________________________________________________

Grant request amount: How much funding are you seeking from the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program for this project? How much are you committing as match to the state grant funds? The maximum broadband grant is $5 million for eligible broadband development infrastructure costs. Please round to the nearest dollar.

State Grant Request* is $____________________________, which is _____ % of the entire total eligible project cost. (State grant request must be 50% or less of total eligible project costs listed below. It’s also the same amount you enter on Page 9, section 3.2.)

Total Local Match you are providing is $______________________ which is _____ % of the entire total eligible project cost below. (It must be 50% or more of the total eligible project costs.)

Total Eligible Project Costs* are $________________________ (*This is the combination of state grant request & local match, shown above. It’s also the same amount you enter on Page 9, section 3.1.)

Applicant Eligibility: To see all eligibility requirements, go to Page 2 in the introduction section.

Applicant is eligible to apply for this grant because it is (check appropriate category):____ an incorporated business or a partnership____ a political subdivision____ an Indian tribe____ a Minnesota nonprofit organization organized under Minn. Stat. Ch. 317A____ a Minnesota cooperative association organized under Minn. Stat. Ch. 308A or 308B____ a Minnesota limited liability corporation organized under Minn. Stat. Ch. 322B for the purpose of expanding broadband access

Applicant Primary Contact Person: _____________________________________________

Organization: _______________________________________________________________

Applicant Address: ____________________________________________________________________________

City: ___________________________________________ Zip Code: _________________

Phone Number: _________________ Email Address: _______________________________

State of Minnesota Vendor Number: __________________________________________

22017 Minnesota Border to Border Broadband Development Grant Application – Due September 11, 2017

State Vendor info may be found at: https://supplier.swift.state.mn.us/psp/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/h/?tab=SUP_GUEST

Application Partners: If the application proposes a public-private partnership, or a multi-partner or multi-sector initiative (public, private, non-profit, philanthropic, etc) of any kind, please provide the identity and contact information for the primary contact of each application partner. NOTE: all funding partners in the local match, including the primary applicant, must provide a letter stating they have reviewed the application and confirm their commitment, and must provide proof of their match. See the Local Match requirements section on pages 2 and 3 of the application for examples of types of proof accepted.

List application partners and contact information here:

(Attach additional sheets if needed for more partners than this space allows.)

Project Manager for this project (If different from above Applicant Primary Contact Person), in the event of an award: Name: ________________________________________________________

Phone & E-mail: _________________________________________________________

Application Author: __________________________________________________

Author’s Phone & E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________

Author’s organization & relationship (ex. Contractor) to Applicant organization: _______________________________________________________________________

General Time Frame of Grant Project:

Starting Month_____/ ______Year Ending Month_____/ ______Year

ONE PARAGRAPH SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROJECT

(This will be used in promotional materials for the grant program in the event your application is accepted).

Please state the location, the type of project (middle mile, last mile, fixed wireless, wireline, etc.), the number of passings/locations (households, businesses, community anchor institutions) to be connected, the project partners, and the speed goals to be met/exceeded, and the community/economic development rationale for the project. We have provided a template summary paragraph below, but please use details from your project to craft an original statement that will be shared with the public.


https://supplier.swift.state.mn.us/psp/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/h/?tab=SUP_GUEST


SAMPLE Project Summary Paragraph:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (up to two pages long) – Please check the box at right to show that you have included an Executive Summary as the last page(s) of your application document. Directions on how to write the Executive Summary are on page16 of the application. General Location(s) of your project: (you must also provide detailed location information in the body of the application, in sections 1.4 & 1.5 on Page 4, but please also note the general location here):

Does your project involve:Middle Mile? YES [ ] Last Mile? YES [ ] Both? YES [ ]

Middle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider’s core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.

Last mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premise telecommunications equipment.


YOUR COMPANY/ORGANIZATION NAME

This last mile project will serve XXX unserved households and XXX unserved businesses in the _ (specific area) in City/Townships/County/area. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and (project partners), (name of applicant) will improve unserved /underserved levels to XXX megabits per second up and XXX megabits per second down, exceeding the (2022 or 2026) state speed goal. (Community & Economic Development rationale example -please do not copy – write your own unique statement here): “Building a fiber-to-the-premise network that provides advanced broadband services to farms and residences in the proposed grant area improves access to applications and tools to make operations more efficient and enhances crop production. It will also improve access to health care and education, all factors supporting a robust local economy that is globally competitive, too”. Total eligible project cost is $_________. Local match is $_________.

Total Number of Passings. VERY IMPORTANT to INCLUDE

Please list in the box below the total number of passings/location counts proposed in your project by type of location:

PASSINGS TALLY SHEET* Households Businesses Community InstitutionsCurrently UNSERVED Number of passings expected to improve to at least 25/3 as a result of the project.

Currently UNDERSERVED Number of passings expected to improve from between 25/3 & 100/20 to 100/20 and above as a result of the project.

*Note: These estimates should match the totals of your responses in a more detailed chart on Page 6 of the full application.

Pre-Application Outreach to Existing Wireline Providers

BEFORE you apply for the broadband grant, you must contact all existing wireline providers in the project area, no later than six weeks before the grant application deadline

of September 11, 2017.

(So the latest outreach/contact would be dated Monday, July 31, 2017. Contact initiated after that date would nullify your application.)

CONTACT EXISTING WIRELINE PROVIDERS

Per current law, before you apply for the broadband grant, you must contact all existing wireline providers in the project area, no later than six weeks before the grant application deadline of September 11, 2017. This means you need to contact all existing providers in the project area no later than July 31, 2017.

We have provided in Appendix III (Page 21-24) the instructions, some contact information, and a template for the letter which you will send by email to providers. There is also a template to send to the provider for the provider response back to you. (Please also send a copy of your correspondence by email to our office at [email protected] . Responses back from providers should also be copied to [email protected].)

The letter asks for each broadband service provider’s plan to upgrade broadband service in the project area to speeds that meet or exceed the state’s broadband goals no later than June 30, 2020 (the same timeframe as the 2017 broadband grant period).


mailto:[email protected]


Please attach your letter and the broadband service providers’ written responses to your application.1

Please check the boxes below to summarize the outcome of your queries to existing wireline providers in your proposed project area:

Summary of Provider Responses:

PROVIDER NAME Will upgrade No Plans to Upgrade No response received

______________________ ______________________ Add more lines as needed.

Reminder: Please attach to this grant application the copies of your inquiries and the responses you receive.

END OF COVERSHEETS/CHECKLIST

The Table of Contents, Introduction, and Application Section begin on the next page.

We recommend that you read all pages of the entire application package, including coversheets/checklist, introduction, and application section, before you begin to fill out the application.

Note: In case you want to read ahead about scoring criteria and point values, the “2017 Selection Criteria & Weights” are listed on Pages 17 and 18 of the application.

1 Regardless of provider responses, potential applicants may decide to go forward with their grant application. The proposed project area(s) of the application may, however, still be challenged by providers in the 30-day challenge period that occurs AFTER all the grant applications have been received and the application period closes on September 11, 2017, at 4 p.m.


BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT2017 APPLICATION

GRANT APPLICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

Coversheets/Checklist - Pages i-v

Please use the preceding five pages (i–iv) of this document as the coversheets/checklist to your grant application. Please be sure to check-off each item on the checklist to verify you have seen and completed it.

Introduction Section Purpose/Background - Page 1 Funding Availability - Page 1 Deadlines/Requirements – Page 2 Eligible Project Areas – Page 2 Eligible Applicants – Page 2 Eligible Program Costs – Page 2 Local Match Requirement – Page 2 Resolution/Affidavit Authorizing Application – Pages 3 & 14-15 Executive Summary & Grant Rationale – Pages 3 & 16

Questions - Page 3 Instructions on Paper Size and Map Size – Page 3

Application Section Section I - Project Details - Page 4 Section II - Documentation to Support Project – Page 6 Section III - Cost Analysis – Page 9 Section IV - Project Schedule – Page 12 Section V - Financials – Page 12 Section VI - Payment Information – Page 13 Sample Affidavit or Resolution Authorizing Application - Page 14-15 Executive Summary & Grant Rationale - Page 16

Awarding Grants Selection Criteria and Weights – Page 17-18

Appendices Appendix I - Anticipated Improvements Scoring Table – Page 19 Appendix II - Grant Request Amount Scoring Table – Page 20 Appendix III – Provider Contact Instructions, Contact Letter Template,

Provider Response Template, and Large Provider Contact Information – Page 21 Appendix IV – Conducting a Statistically Valid Survey – Page 25 Appendix V – Sample Project Financial Plan – Page 27


MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

First National Bank Building332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Minnesota Office of Broadband Development (at address above) 651-259-7610 ~ [email protected]

BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT

2017 APPLICATION

The application deadline is Monday, September 11, 2017.

Maximum grant amount: $5 million

Completed application and supporting documentation (3 paper copies and one electronic copy in MS Word format on a USB drive) must be received by DEED’s Office of Broadband Development (OBD) at the address noted above by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11 to be considered for funding. Please email [email protected] to let OBD know you have mailed or delivered the completed application package.

(Applications sent by e-mail are not acceptable.)

***YOU MUST READ THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVETO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE APPLICATION PROCESS***

INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE/BACKGROUND: In order to promote the expansion of access to broadband service to all areas of the state, public sector investment is required to incent deployment of broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved areas of the state. Therefore, the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program was initially established by the 2014 legislature to assist with costly deployment projects that might not occur without public financial assistance. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §§ 116J.394-116J.396, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has the authority to award grants to assist broadband providers with eligible infrastructure acquisition and installation costs as defined below.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: As designated in the 2017 budget bill, $20 million has been appropriated and authorized as available funding for the Border to Border broadband grant program. Priority will be given to projects that leverage greater amounts of funding for a project from other private and public sources. The maximum grant amount is $5 million. All grant project work must be completed by June 30, 2020.


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=116J.39

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=116J.39



DEADLINES/REQUIREMENTS: The Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program is a competitive, single grant cycle for this one-time appropriation. The application deadline is Monday, September 11, 2017. Completed applications and supporting documentation (3 paper copies and one electronic copy in MS Word format on a USB drive) must be received by DEED’s Office of Broadband Development by 4:00 p.m. on the due date to be considered for funding. An applicant may apply for more than one project, but an individual (separate) application must be completed for each project. Please fill out the entire application and clearly label any attachments with the question/statement number from the application form. Award decisions are estimated to be made by the end of 2017.

ELIGIBLE PROJECT AREAS: Broadband development projects located in unserved or underserved areas are eligible. An unserved area is an area of Minnesota in which households or businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) threshold of 25 megabits per second download and 3 megabits per second upload. An underserved area is an area of Minnesota in which households or businesses do receive service at or above the FCC threshold but lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds of 100 megabits per second download and 20 megabits per second upload.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Eligible applicants for this program are an incorporated business or partnership, a political subdivision, an Indian tribe, a Minnesota nonprofit organization organized under chapter 317A, a Minnesota cooperative association organized under chapter 308A or 308B, or a Minnesota limited liability corporation organized under chapter 322B for the purpose of expanding broadband access.

ELIGIBLE PROGRAM COSTS: The Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program can pay up to 50 percent of the eligible costs for a qualifying project. “Broadband deployment costs” or “costs” means the cost of the acquisition and installation of middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure that support broadband service scalable to speeds of at least 100 megabits per second download and 100 megabits per second upload.

Last mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premise telecommunications equipment. Middle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider’s core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.

Construction of broadband infrastructure may include any of the following: project planning; obtaining construction permits; construction of facilities, including construction of both “middle mile” and “last mile” infrastructure; equipment; and installation and testing of the broadband service.

LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT: To obtain a broadband development grant, the applicant must provide for the funding not covered by the grant as a local match. The match can come from any private and public sources available to the applicant, including federal CAF II


subsidies. An application will receive additional points if the local match is higher than 51% of the total eligible project costs.

Documentation to support the match is required as part of the application. Some examples include: a letter of credit, letter from a bank, board resolution committing funding, or loan documentation. If you have additional financial partners for the local match, please also provide documentation for their local match.

Any eligible project expenses incurred between the grant award date and the end of the project (or June 30, 2020, whichever is earlier), can be counted as part of the local match. The state grant funding period begins after the grant application is received, evaluated, and officially approved with an award letter.

RESOLUTION/AFFIDAVIT AUTHORIZING APPLICATION: The applicant must complete and approve a resolution or affidavit authorizing this application and guaranteeing the local match. A sample resolution/affidavit is provided at the end of this application on Pages 14-15.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & GRANT RATIONALE: Please find this section on Page 16. After you’ve completed the application, please reflect on your application responses and provide a brief executive summary and grant rationale (up to two pages) using the guidelines provided on Page 16. This should be the last pages of your application.

ANY QUESTIONS? If you have questions after reviewing the application and supporting documentation, please see the Frequently Asked Questions document available on our grant website at http://bit.ly/2017-bbgp-grtapp. The FAQ will be updated throughout the application process.

INSTRUCTIONS on PAPER SIZEand INCLUSION OF LARGE MAPS

& OTHER DOCUMENTS in the application

All application documents for the paper copies of your application must fit onto 8.5 x 11 inch paper, including maps and tables.

Larger format maps can go on the electronic copy of the application on the USB drive you provide.

We may also contact you for larger maps if we need them as your application goes through the review process.


In the Application question and answer sections that follow, please be as brief as possible, but include enough information

to fully articulate your broadband project.

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GRANT APPLICATION - PROJECT DETAILSSECTION I: PROJECT INFORMATION AND LOCATION

1.1 Name of Project: _____________________________________________

1.2 Primary Applicant: _____________________________________________

1.3a Does Your Project Have Middle Mile Components2: Yes___ No___

1.3b Does Your Project Have Last Mile Components3: Yes___ No___

1.4 Written location information and map of project area. If last mile project, please include geographical boundaries and list of census blocks and road segments if census block is over 2 square miles where broadband will be provided. For last mile and middle mile projects, include a map of the service area boundaries and also include place names, boundaries, buildings, road/street names, street addresses, or other features that clearly identify the project coverage area.4

Please be clear and concise as this information will be posted to inform the challenge process. For more information on the challenge process, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document on our website at: http://bit.ly/2017-bbgp-grtapp. The FAQ will be updated throughout the application process.

1.5 Please identify the County or Counties and MN Legislative district(s) in which your project resides.

County/Counties/Townships:_________________________________Minnesota Legislative District # _________A __________B

(Note: The Minnesota Legislature has a tool to look up legislative district numbers. You must have a precise address and know the zip code of the site. Go to: http://www.gis.leg.mn/mapserver/districts/index.html )

2 Middle-mile is defined in law as “broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider’s core network to the last-mile infrastructure” 3

Last-mile is defined as“broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premises telecommunications equipment.” Last-mile aspects of grant-awarded projects would include the construction, installation, remodeling and repair of last-mile infrastructure.4

Preferred map formats are .shp, .kmz or .kml. A pdf is acceptable, however, applicants will receive an extra point for including the preferred types.


http://www.gis.leg.mn/mapserver/districts/index.html


BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PROVIDED (Please label each attachment with the corresponding numbers listed below.)

1.6 Please attach a list or schedule of all grant eligible elements (labor, materials, equipment, design services, etc.) to be purchased for the project. PLEASE NOTE: Grant eligible elements do not include video or voice costs . These cannot be reimbursed through the state grant.

Below is a list of commonly used and recommended grant eligible elements and budget categories. Please use these recommended categories. If a category is not listed here, please add it into your list of all grant eligible elements and also in your project budget (on Page 10).

BROADBAND GRANT PROJECT – USE OF FUNDS LISTRECOMMENDED GRANT ELIGIBLE ELEMENTS & PROJECT BUDGET CATEGORIES

Please use these common “Use of Funds” budget categories as appropriate for your proposed project list and in your project budget table on Page 10. Please add other categories as needed.

Buildings and Land Construction – Labor – Last Mile (Exempted from prevailing wage) Construction – Labor – Middle Mile (Prevailing wage applies if total grant request is

$200,000 or more.) Construction - Material Customer Premise Equipment Customer Premise Installation Electronics Permits Professional Services and Engineering

1.7 Please attach budgetary engineering designs, diagrams and maps that show the proposed project. Design documents must clearly demonstrate applicant’s complete understanding of the project and ability to provide the proposed solution. The information must be certified by a Professional Engineer registered in Minnesota.

1.8 Demonstration that the installed infrastructure is scalable to speeds of at least 100 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload. The information must be certified by the manufacturer or a Professional Engineer.

1.9 If this is a middle mile project, please document the need for the proposed construction of middle-mile facility, including the lack of suitability of any existing and available nearby middle mile service options.


SECTION II. GRANT APPLICATION - DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT PROJECT

2.1 UNSERVED & UNDERSERVED EVIDENCE

Provide evidence to demonstrate that the proposed project is for an unserved or underserved area.

Maps showing unserved and underserved areas in the state eligible for the grant program are available through the Office of Broadband Development website. You can use this tool (link below) to determine if areas of a proposed broadband development project might be grant eligible under the criteria of the 2017 Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program.View the map by going to the website at http://bit.ly/2017-bbgp-grtapp-cn, then select Maps/Data” on the top of the page, then click the “Access” tab, and check the box titled 2017 Grant Eligibility Information.

Applicants may also submit supplemental data regarding additional unserved and underserved areas within the project area which will be compared to the maps prepared by Minnesota’s designated mapping entity. Any discrepancies will be resolved by OBD on a case-by-case basis.

Existing broadband providers will, by law, be able to challenge proposed service areas being considered for public funding immediately following the close of the grant application window. See our FAQ for more information regarding the challenge process.

2.2 ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENTS

Using the “Anticipated Improvements” table below, please provide the number of households, businesses, and community institutions that will be able to receive improved broadband services as a result of the proposed project. Please identify the speeds currently available for each type of location, using the ranges provided on the table, and the speeds that will be offered if the project is awarded grant funding.

To the extent possible, please identify location types by household, business (including home-based business or telecommuter, farm, etc.), and community anchor institution. See definitions below the chart box.

Anticipated Improvements in Broadband Service Based on the Broadband Project Investments

# of Passings

Speed Now: 0/0 ≤10/1 0/0 ≤10/1 25/3 0/0 ≤25/3 <100/20

Speed After Build: 25/3

25/3 100/20 100/20 100/20

1G/1G 1G/1G 1G/1G

HouseholdsBusinessesAnchorsTOTAL

Business definitions: all business types; includes farms & home-based businesses, and work-at-


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home/telecommuter use of broadband.

Community Anchor Institutions definitions: includes facilities such as libraries, township halls, fire and police stations, city halls, county buildings, state facilities, public safety locations, hospitals and nursing homes, and educational institutions.

2.3 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT

Community & economic development impact, useful usage of broadband: Demonstration of the economic & community development potential of the project including how the project will provide opportunities for existing business retention and expansion, new business attraction, increased jobs and/or other expanded business and community opportunities, including:

2.3a If they are a part of the proposed project, provide the number of and a short description of businesses needing improved broadband in the project area(s), including the level of broadband improvement they need to become and/or remain competitive, expand markets, etc. Description of any work-at-home, telecommuter opportunities that would be increased and/or improved. If available, please attach specific statements of need/impact from affected businesses in your project area (including telecommuters, home-based, etc.).

2.3b Demonstration that the project will serve an economically distressed area of the state, as measured by unemployment, poverty or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide average. Applicant may also reference median household income and/or percent of students eligible for free or reduced school lunches.

2.3c Specific evidence of how health and public safety will benefit from the project, including how the use of telemedicine and electronic health records is facilitated/improved.

2.3d Specific evidence of how educational access (for all ages) will benefit from the project, including how the use of e-learning opportunities would be improved.

2.3e General description of how quality of life would improve as a result of the grant project.

2.4 AWARENESS & ADOPTION

Information on any activities planned or underway to actively promote the adoption of broadband services in the community when the services become available, including a description of the technical support and training on broadband applications for residents, businesses and institutions in the communities served by the project. Brief description of a low-income program, if one will be offered.

2.5 Provide a listing of any significant community institutions that will benefit from the proposed project. Please be specific listing the institutions and how they benefit. Include any demonstrations of how the broadband deployment will be incorporated into specific community programs. Please be sure to include specific information on any school, library, public safety, or general communications tower that will receive a fiber connection as part of this project.


2.6 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT

Provide evidence of community support for the project. Examples include letters endorsing the project from residents, businesses, legislators, congressional representatives, and local government resolutions.

Context: One of the goals of the Border to Border Development Grant is to bring broadband to as many people in the state as possible. That means that the most effective use of grant dollars will be to fund projects that will reach the highest customer penetration rate in a grant project service area. Grant applicants can demonstrate customer interest in the grant project in one of the following ways listed below. This process is voluntary, but demonstration of customer interest for your project will get greater weight in scoring. These options are listed in order of decreasing significance – meaning the most weight would be given to a Canvass over a Random Survey, etc.

Canvass. A canvass is the process of asking all of the residents and businesses in the grant area if they would buy broadband services from the proposed new or upgraded network. The results of a canvass of potential subscribers might be presented in several ways – with a signed petition, signed pledge cards, emails, or with sign-up sheets for improved services.

Random Survey. A properly conducted random survey of potential customers is the next best tool to quantify customer interest in the grant project. If you want to do and submit the results of a random survey, please refer to Appendix IV for the supplemental instructions on Conducting a Statistically Valid Survey.

A Non-random Survey. This is a survey conducted in some non-random manner such as posting the survey on-line or mailing surveys to households.

Anecdotal Evidence. This is submitting evidence from some sub-set of potential customers showing interest in the grant and locally-funded improvements. This might include any format showing customer interest such as letters of support, a signed petition, emails or any other evidence that some portion of the potential customers are interested in the grant project. (Note: regardless of your choice of method to gauge customer/citizen interest, letters of support by a mix of stakeholders are always welcome in the application.)

2.7 Provide the speed tiers (download and upload) and pricing structure that will be offered over the initial five years of the project.

2.8 Please include with your proposed pricing information the specific un-discounted/rack rate pricing of unbundled internet-only service of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps upload and if offered, for service of 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps upload and 1G/1G.

2.9 Provide documentation of a commitment that applicant will offer service for a minimum of five years.

2.10 Demonstration of how the proposed project will leverage existing broadband networks, where practical, or be built in conjunction with other broadband infrastructure project(s), to


expand service areas to be able to include unserved or underserved regions of the State. Please be specific and give examples of any leverage, such as MNIT Services projects (Minnesota state government’s information technology agency5) and the federal programs that include but are not limited to CAFII, E-rate, or USDA RUS, ARRA funding, or other local, state, or federal partnerships. Please briefly describe your leverage plans.

SECTION III. PROJECT COST ANALYSIS

3.1 What are the total eligible project costs? $ _______________________

(Eligible project costs may include project planning; obtaining construction permits; construction of facilities, including construction of both “middle mile” and “last mile” infrastructure; equipment; and installation and testing of the broadband service. See suggested list on Page 5.)

Please also remember to figure in both time and expense for the required local and state environmental reviews and permits, and possible Prevailing Wage impacts. See 3.7 – 3.10 below for more information. See the Office of Broadband Development Grant webpage to view all the resource links for these aspects of the grant project: http://bit.ly/2017-bbgp-grtapp

Note: These review and permitting tasks must also be reflected on the Project Schedule, on Page 12.

3.2 How much grant money are you seeking from the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program for this project? $______________________

(Note: Up to 50% of the total broadband development cost is eligible to be reimbursed by a state broadband grant, to a maximum of $5 million. Points will be awarded to projects that leverage greater local match funding – more than 50% -- from alternative sources.)

3.3 Please fill out the PROJECT BUDGET TABLE below indicating the sources, uses, and amounts of all funds that will be used for eligible broadband development costs as defined on Pages 2 & 3. Please use the recommended Use of Funds categories (outlined on Page 5) where possible, creating other categories where anticipated expenses do not fall within one of the recommended categories.

5 The State of Minnesota through its IT organization, MNIT, manages the State network for connections for a secure intranet. The State backbone is comprised of high end communications circuits and dark fiber leases primarily provided by private sector communication providers. The State is interested in fiber builds that can assist in the delivery of high speed connectivity to the State network and would appreciate opportunities that may arise from fiber builds associated with this grant process. The contact at the State of Minnesota MNIT agency is Jim Johnson at 651-403-0671 (office), or 651-403-0671 (mobile), or email [email protected].




Sources and Uses of Broadband Grant Funds6 and Local Match for the Project

PROJECT BUDGETUse of Funds(Activity-Category)

Amount Costs Incurred (Y/N)

Date Incurred

Source of Funds (Local portion/state grant))

Date Funds Committed

EXPLANATION OF BUDGET TABLE ITEMS:

Use of Funds (Activity-Category) – See Page 5 for a list of commonly used budget categories. Please use the recommended categories where possible, creating other categories where anticipated expenses do not fall within one of the recommended categories. You can also add additional rows as necessary.

Amount – Total cost of the budget line item. Costs incurred – Has work on this activity started? Date Incurred – When was this work done? Be specific, give a time range if necessary. Source of Funds – Who is paying for this activity? Please note if it will be included in an invoice for

reimbursement from the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant program. Date Funds Committed – When were the funds secured from this source?

3.4 Please attach all written funding commitments from all project funding partners, including public, private, and non-profit or philanthropic sources.

3.5 If the grant request was approved for this project, is the remainder of the financing (the local match) in place for building this project?

[ ] NO, the local match funds are not yet in place. If funds are not secured yet, what is the

6 Please note that State of Minnesota broadband grant funds are disbursed to grantees on a reimbursement basis.


process to secure the funds and what is the timeline in which they will be obtained? Please explain briefly but completely.

[ ] YES, all of the local match is in place. If yes, you must attach evidence that local match funds are secured.

3.6 Are there additional costs related to this project that are not eligible costs that will be incurred as part of the overall project costs for deploying broadband to this area?____________ If yes, what are those costs?_________________________

3.7 Have all of the required local/city/county/state approvals necessary for this project to proceed been obtained (planning commission, zoning, route and road authorities, railroad crossing, etc.) ________ If not, what remains to be done and what is required for completing the process of obtaining approvals? Include this information in the project timeline/schedule (Section 4.1).

3.8 Have state environmental review requirements been met, if applicable?_____ If not, what remains to be done and what is required for completing the process of obtaining approvals? Please include this information in the project timeline/schedule (Section 4.1).

3.9 Does the project affect/is the project located in or near local, state or federal historic or potentially historic, architectural or archeological resources?_______ If yes, what remains to be done and what is required for completing the process of obtaining approvals? Include this information in the project timeline/schedule (Section 4.1). (Questions regarding historic resources should be directed to Kelly Gragg-Johnson at the Minnesota Historical Society at 651/259-3455 or via email at [email protected]).

3.10 Please note that Minnesota prevailing wage rates apply to any state economic development grant award of $200,000 and over. However, for the state broadband grants of $200,000 and over, prevailing wage requirements apply only to middle-mile portions7 of your project. They do not apply to last-mile portions of your project.8 If prevailing wage requirements are applicable (because your grant request is $200,000 or over and you have middle mile components), the wage rates must be figured into your project budget.

To find the rates for your county, go to http://www.dli.mn.gov/LS/PrevWageHwyH.asp . If you require assistance in classifying type of labor, you can complete the form at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry website available at: http://www.dli.mn.gov/LS/Pdf/pw_classclarificationrequest.pdf .

If you have other questions regarding prevailing wage as it applies to broadband grant projects, please contact Michael Dombross, Senior Labor Investigator, Minnesota

7 Middle-mile is defined in law as “broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider’s core network to the last-mile infrastructure.” 8 Last-mile is defined as “broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premises telecommunications equipment.”Last-mile aspects of grant-awarded projects would include the construction, installation, remodeling and repair of last-mile infrastructure.


http://www.dli.mn.gov/LS/Pdf/pw_classclarificationrequest.pdf

http://www.dli.mn.gov/LS/PrevWageHwyH.asp


Department of Labor & Industry, 651-284-5225 (direct), 651-284-5740 (fax) and [email protected]

3.11 Please provide a Five Year stand-alone financial plan/forecast for this project, including a

description of how the costs and anticipated revenues will result in the financial viability of the project over time. You can include a brief written narrative and also use the Project Financial Plan template model in Appendix V to provide a tabular format.



IV. PROJECT SCHEDULE

4.1 Provide a detailed project schedule outlining the individual tasks and their timing for the overall project including broadband deployment tasks and activities necessary to complete the project. You may use the form below or provide an alternative format to indicate the individual tasks involved in the project and the expected completion date (month and year) of the activity. The last task on the project schedule should indicate the date upon which service to the last location will be turned up.

SCHEDULED TASKS BY YEAR AND MONTH

Project YEAR 2018 YEAR 2019 YEAR 2020TASK J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J

Broadband Development Activities Completion date __________/__________/__________

4.2 Please list any factors which would change or delay this schedule.

V. FINANCIALS

5.1 Please describe the need for funding from the Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant fund and why the project could not proceed without this funding. Please refer to your five year stand alone financial plan/forecast that you’ve completed in Section 3.11 and demonstrate the financial model with and without grant funding. Be as specific as possible.

5.2 Please provide an organizational chart, applicant’s history including experience relevant to the proposed project, and an indication of readiness to build, manage and operate the proposed broadband project. Please include resumes of key officers and management personnel.

5.3 Please provide demonstration of financial viability of the applicant with audited financial statements. Confidential information may be submitted and should be so marked. (At this stage of the application process, applicants that have been designated an ETC by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission or are a borrower in good standing with the Rural Utilities Service may provide documentation in support of that designation or standing in lieu of company financial statements; and, applicants that provide service under an existing cable franchise agreement in Minnesota may provide a list of communities where they have franchises and the date of their most recent agreement or renewal.)


SECTION VI. PAYMENT INFORMATION

6.1 Most grant payments take place through electronic funds transfer (EFT). To ensure proper payment, a Vendor Number assigned by Minnesota Management & Budget is required.

Your Financial Contact Person:_________________________________________________

Telephone Number or e-mail:___________________________________________________

State of Minnesota Vendor Number: __________________________________________

If you do not have a State of Minnesota vendor number, you can register for a state vendor ID. State Vendor registration instructions and information may be found at: https://supplier.swift.state.mn.us/psp/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/h/?tab=SUP_GUEST

Please also provide:

State of Minnesota Tax Identification Number: _____________________

(This is NOT your State of Minnesota Vendor Number.)

Federal Employer Identification Number:__________________________

(An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a federal tax identification number, and is used to identify a business entity.)



LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION/APPLICANT AFFIDAVIT -- Sample –

You must attach a resolution or affidavit in support of an application for the Border to Border Broadband Development Grant and committing the applicant match. You may choose to re-format this resolution (on these next two pages) but make sure to include all of the statements that appear in the resolution.

RESOLUTION OF APPLICANT.

BE IT RESOLVED that__________________________ act as the legal sponsor for project(s) (Applicant)

contained in the Broadband Development Grant Program to be submitted on________________ (Day, Month, Year)

and that ___________________________is hereby authorized to apply to the Department of (Title of Authorized Official)

Employment and Economic Development for funding of this project on behalf of ____________.(Applicant)

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that___________________________ has the legal authority to (Applicant)

apply for financial assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate project administration.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sources and amounts of the local match identified in the application are committed to the project identified.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that _____________________________ has not violated any (Applicant)

Federal, State or local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or other unlawful or corrupt practice.


BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon approval of its application by the state,

__________________________may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for (Applicant)

the above referenced project(s), and that _________________certifies that it will comply with (Applicant)

all applicable laws and regulation as stated in all contract agreements.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the undersigned is hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the applicant. Note: Do not include the proper name, only the title of the official(s). (If the application is being filed by a city, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 412.201, Statutory Cities must authorize both the Mayor and Clerk to execute all contracts, whereas Home Rule Charter Cities or other public entities may differ.)

I CERTIFY THAT the above resolution was adopted by ___________________________. (Company, City Council, County Board, etc.)

of _______________________________________________ on__________________________ (Applicant) (Date)

SIGNED: WITNESSED:

________________________________ ________________________________(Authorized Official) (Signature)________________________________ ________________________________(Title) (Date) (Title) (Date)


Executive Summary & Grant Rationale (Your response to the outline below should be no longer than two pages.)

After you’ve completed the preceding application and reviewed the AWARDING GRANTS – Selection Criteria & Weights pages that follow this page, please reflect on your application responses and provide a brief executive summary and grant rationale that includes:

Brief project description/summary (less than 150 words)

A general geographic location of the project (not census blocks) and total number of passings estimated to be made as a result of the grant project

A brief description of the applicant’s involvement in the project to date and how the applicant (and/or partners) intends to manage and sustain the project

A statement on how broadband improvements will advance the quality of life and strengthen economic development opportunity in the communities in the project area

A statement as to why this project should be awarded a state broadband development grant above all other needs for broadband improvements in Minnesota


Awarding Minnesota Border to Border Broadband Grants---2017 Selection Criteria & Weights---

DEED will award grants to projects that provide the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred and meet all of the statutory requirements. To evaluate the applications for public benefits with respect to the costs incurred, the law specifies priorities that DEED must consider.

To fulfill this requirement of reviewing applications in an objective and fair manner, applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a team compiled by DEED and using the following criteria and point values to assist in systematically awarding grants. These criteria reflect information sought via the grant application questions. To ensure that your application receives its maximum point total, please be sure to provide complete responses to the information requested in the application.

120 points possible

Households and businesses passed: 0 to 20 points Amount of increase in speed from current service to reach state speed goals and above combined

with number of passings determines points awarded.

(SEE Appendix I table on Page 19 to see how anticipated improvements are scored)

Grant request amount: 0 to 10 points Percent of grant request compared to eligible project costs. (A higher local match percentage

above 50% will result in a higher application score in this category.)

(SEE Appendix II table on Page 20 to see how local match percentages are scored)

Readiness: 0 to 25 points Demonstration of project readiness. Examples include a solid engineering and design plan,

financing secured, other approvals secured or in process, project schedule thorough and complete, and evidence of readiness to build, manage and operate the project.

Comprehensive proposal: partners in place, application complete and well prepared, budget table complete.

Initial five-year service (speed tiers and pricing) offers service at or above state speed goal at reasonable prices including unbundled broadband service; financial plan described.

Sustainability: 0 to 25 points Financial soundness and efficiencies. Examples include identification of eligible costs,

leveraging existing broadband, financing is secured, additional costs identified, need for funding clearly identified, financial plan, financial strength demonstrated, and a resolution/applicant affidavit.

Organizational capability. Examples include quality/experience of partners and project manager, organizational charts, company history and resumes.

Technical demonstration. Examples include a clear and concise project description, commitment to offering service for a minimum of five years, a realistic project schedule that syncs with broadband infrastructure to be provided and the budget table, a clear documentation of areas to be served, and provision of MN vendor ID number and MN identification number and federal employer identification number.


Community Support & Engagement/Partnership: 0 to 15 points Evidence of community support, including project partners and demonstration of customer

interest such as potential/current customer surveys and/or canvasses as to desire/need for improved service; letters of support, and take-rate estimates.

Benefits to community anchor institutions. Provide a list of significant community institutions and how they will benefit. Examples of specific types of community institutions would include libraries, fire halls, government & community centers, township halls; hospitals and nursing homes; state facilities; and educational institutions. Provide some examples of how broadband will be incorporated into specific community programs.

Economic Development & Community Impact Review: 0 to 15 points Does the project demonstrate economic development impacts and how? This might include

documenting via specific impact statements from businesses as to business retention, expansion, and attraction impact, including home-based businesses and telecommuting. Also evidence of education, health and public safety benefits and general quality of life improvement.

Is project area economically distressed?9 This would include documentation that in the proposed project area unemployment, poverty or population loss are significantly greater than statewide average, and/or would reference median household income and/or percent of students eligible for free or reduced school lunches.

Adoption Assistance: 0 to 10 points

Technical support and training provided.

Information on promoting broadband adoption and use.

Is there a low income assistance program and a description of its depth and breadth.

9 2015 Minnesota Statutes 116J.395, Subd. 6, Section 4. “serve economically distressed areas of the state, as measured by indices of unemployment, poverty, or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide average”


APPENDIX I: Anticipated Improvements Scoring Table

Households and businesses passed: 0 to 20 points Amount of increase in speed from current service to reach state speed goals and above Number of locations (passings) served

# of Passings

Speed Now: 0/0 ≤10/1 0/0 ≤10/1 25/3 0/0 ≤25/3 <100/20

Speed After Build: 25/3

25/3 100/20 100/20 100/20

1G/1G 1G/1G 1G/1G

0-50 Points Awarded: 14 10 16 14 12 18 15 1351-499 15 11 17 15 13 19 16 14500+ 16 12 18 16 14 20 17 15


APPENDIX II - Grant Request Amount Scoring Table

Grant Request Amount: 0 to 10 points Percent of grant request compared to eligible project costs. A higher local match percentage

(above 51%) will result in a higher application score in this category.

Percent of eligible project costs requested PointsLess than 30% 10

30 to 39% 740 to 45% 446 to 48% 249 to 50% 0


APPENDIX III - Instructions, provider contact templates & contact information for communicating in writing (via email) with existing wireline providers in your proposed project area

Instructions to applicants: Please use the following templates to contact in writing by email each existing wireline provider in your proposed project area. When you send the email, please send a copy to the MN Office of Broadband Development at [email protected]. (Please also attach to this application document copies of the letters you send and any responses you receive.) Your pre-application notification must include the project area that is actually included in any application, so err on the side of being overly inclusive.

You can check on which companies provide service in your area by going to:

Service Providers by County at: http://bit.ly/2017-bbgp-grtapp The Interactive Map showing providers by specific address: http://bit.ly/2017-bbgp-

grtapp-cn. If you need more help in figuring out who your providers are and whom to reach, please email [email protected] .

Page 24 of this application, which has contact information for the larger providers in the state.







CONTACT LETTER TEMPLATE FROM YOU to EXISTING PROVIDERS in Your Proposed Project Area (and please copy to

[email protected])

DATEBroadband Provider NameBroadband Provider Address

RE: Broadband Coverage for (insert name of project)

To (name of broadband provider):

We are interested in applying for a Minnesota Border to Border Broadband Development grant during the 2017 application period which opens on July 3, 2017. Under requirements put in place for this grant round, an interested applicant must contact, in writing, entities providing broadband service in their proposed project area to see if there are any plans in place to upgrade broadband service in the project area to speeds that meet or exceed the state’s broadband speed goals.

The purpose of this letter is to ask if you have plans to upgrade broadband service before June 30, 2020, in the following area:

[Include description and map of project area]

Whether or not you have plans to upgrade broadband service in our proposed project area, we would appreciate a response to assist with our planning process and to include with our application should we decide to move forward with it. Attached for your convenience is a form that can be used for your response.

If you have any questions, or wish to discuss in more detail, please contact me at:

(Provide contact information here or in signature line, including name, address, telephone number, email address.)

Sincerely,

NameTitlecc: [email protected]




BROADBAND PROVIDER RESPONSE TEMPLATE that YOU SEND TO PROVIDERS with your contact letter above, that THEY USE TO SEND THEIR

RESPONSE BACK TO YOU & that they use to send a copy to [email protected] )

Instructions to applicants: Please send via email this response template below to the existing wireline providers with your contact letter (template above). Ask them to use this template to respond back to you and to also send a copy of their response to the Office of Broadband Development at [email protected]

DATEBroadband Provider NameBroadband Provider Address

RE: Broadband Coverage for (insert name of project)

Information on current broadband coverage:

□We do not currently provide broadband service in the area associated with this project.

□We do provide broadband service in all or a portion of the area associated with this project at speeds of ___download and ___ upload. Our records show approximately ____ locations in the proposed project area where we serve. (If only a portion of the project area is served, please provide a map showing where you currently serve.)

Information on planned improvements to broadband coverage:

□We have no plans to improve the broadband service in the area included in the proposed project to speeds that meet or exceed the state speed goals prior to June 30, 2020.

□We do have plans to improve the broadband service in the project area by (insert date). The broadband service speeds that will be provided after that date will be ___ Mbps download and ___ Mbps upload. (If the speeds that will be offered vary across the project area, please provide a map showing which speeds will be available where and the location counts for each of the different speeds that will be offered.)

Name and contact information for person completing this form:

Name:Title:Address:Email:Phone:

cc: [email protected]





LARGE PROVIDER CONTACT LIST

(For other providers not on this list and/or if you do not know your local provider’s contact information, please email [email protected] with the general location of your proposed project area and we will help you find the contact information for the providers in that area.)

CenturyLink:

Scott GirardCenturyLinkMidwest Region Regulatory & Legislative Affairs200 South 5th Street, Floor 22Minneapolis, MN [email protected]

Charter:

Patrick HaggertyCharter Communications 16900 Cedar Avenue Rosemount, MN 55068 [email protected]

Comcast:

Karly WernerComcast – Twin Cities10 River Park PlazaSt. Paul, MN [email protected]

Frontier:

Scott BohlerManager, Government and External Affairs2378 Wilshire BoulevardMound, MN 55364

Midco:

Daniel C. NelsonDirector of Governmental AffairsMidco3901 N. Louise AvenueSioux Falls, SD [email protected]

Mediacom:

Brittni KrugerAdministrative AssociateMediacom Communications 1504 2nd Street SEPO Box 110Waseca, MN [email protected]

Windstream:

Rodney CaldwellDirector Product ManagementWindstream4001 North Rodney Parham RoadLittle Rock, AR 72212Mailstop: [email protected]

[email protected]





APPENDIX IV - Conducting a Statistically Valid Survey

To quantify the expected customer penetration rate of a broadband project, you must conduct a random survey to get statistically valid results. A random survey done correctly provides a statistically measurable way to demonstrate that the responses from the homes or businesses covered by the survey represent the expected responses that would be obtained if you canvassed the entire potential customer population.

A statistically valid survey must meet the following criteria in order to be considered as valid:

Random . The survey must be administered randomly to the surveyed population. For example, if you are doing a door-to-door survey you would want to establish a sampling method to make sure that you cover the entire proposed project coverage area. You would knock on all doors indicated by your sampling method and would not exclude homes based upon the size or perceived value of the home or business. For example, a surveyor is knocking on every tenth door but chooses to not knock on a door because the house is small or it looks like the residents are poor. This has biased the survey results.

If conducting a telephone survey, you must include both landline and cellphone telephone numbers to be called. Calling only one or the other type of phone would mean the sample is not random or inclusive. Calls must cover the entire proposed project coverage area.

Non-biased . The questions in a survey need to be non-biased and should not lead a respondent to choose a specific response. For example, the following question is biased: “Would you be interested in buying broadband from a new fiber network if it would bring broadband at a price 25% less than the rates in your area today?”.

The question is biased because it would be expected that most households would be interested in saving money. The response to this question would not provide a good prediction of how many potential customers might be obtained if the discount was not 25%.

An unbiased version of this question might be something like: “Would you consider buying broadband from a new network that can deliver faster broadband speeds than what are available to you today?”

Confidence in the Survey Results . The confidence level of a survey describes the degree to which you can rely on the results to represent the entire population under consideration. For example, a typical business survey is conducted to provide a confidence of 95% plus or minus 5%. This means that you can expect results obtained by the survey to be between 90% and 100% accurate in predicting how those that were not surveyed would respond to the same questions.

The degree of the confidence level is determined by how many people complete a survey. The formula for calculating the needed number of surveys is complex, but there are


numerous on-line tools for determining the numbers of surveys needed, such as this one at https://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm. You can use the first box on that website to define the number surveys needed to get the desired level of accuracy. For example, using that tool, if you want a survey that is 95% accurate plus or minus 5% (confidence level) and you are building broadband to 1,000 homes (population) the tool shows that you would need to complete 278 surveys. But if you lower the desired accuracy a little to 95% plus or minus 10%, the number of needed surveys drops to 88.

What is Not a Statistically Valid Survey. If a survey doesn’t meet the above criteria, then the results are not statistically valid. That means you can’t use the results of the survey to predict how the rest of the population might respond. A non-valid survey only tells you about the responses of the people that took the survey and cannot be extrapolated to anyone else.

Surveys available to the public on-line or surveys that are mailed to everyone cannot produce statistically valid results since they are not random. Non-random surveys tend to result in self-select respondents. For example, a household that badly wants broadband is more likely to take these kinds of surveys than a household that doesn’t care about broadband.


https://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

APPENDIX V3.11 SAMPLE PROJECT

FINANCIAL PLAN

Organization's NameBorder-To-Border Broadband Grant Application

OSP - FTTH Construction

Total Costs 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Detailed categoriesTotal OSP -FTTH Construction

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

Access/Transport Equipment

Detailed categoriesTotal Access/Router Equipment

Customer Premise Equipment

Detailed categories

Total CPE

Total Capital Costs (Note 1)

Depreciation Rates

OSP - Fiber -

-

-

-

-

Access/Router Equipment

-

-

-

-

-

Customer Premise Equipment

-

-

-

-

-

Total Depreciation $ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

Customer:

Total New Customers

Data, Video, Voice

Data & Video

Data & Voice

Data Only

Revenue:

TriPlay


Data & Video

Data & Voice

Data OnlyOther Revenue - Residential

Other Revenue - Business

Total Revenue $ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

Expenses:

Total Expenses

Net Income

Cumulative $ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

Cash Flow

Cash Flow -Cumulative

Note 1: Source Of Funding:

Project Name

Your Organization Name

B2B Broadband Grant

Total Capital Costs


END OF APPLICATION PACKAGE

Applications are due on September 11, 2017, by 4 p.m.

Maximum grant amount: $5 million

Completed application and supporting documentation (3 paper copies and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format on a USB drive) must be received by DEED’s Office of

Broadband Development (OBD) at the address noted below by 4:00 p.m. on September 11 to be considered for funding.

Please email [email protected] to let OBD know that you have mailed or delivered the completed application package. (Note: applications sent by e-mail are not acceptable.)

Contact and mailing information:

Minnesota Office of Broadband Development MN DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTFirst National Bank Building332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

651-259-7610 ~ [email protected]



Documents

2016 Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Application Web view2017 Minnesota Border to Border Broadband Development ... (middle mile, last mile, fixed wireless, ... 2016 Border-to-Border