The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion is pleased to announced the Connectivity to Declared Disaster Areas Grant Funding.
Donor Name: Office of Broadband Access and Expansion
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/21/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The NOFO states that the Connect New Mexico Pilot Program – Wave 4 aims to foster the deployment of terrestrial-based broadband networks across unserved and underserved locations in those communities impacted by declared environmental disasters, including wildfires and floods. Please explain how the targeted communities have been impacted by recent disasters, including fires and floods.
Types of Project Areas
- Wireline Project: Please include a route map that shows: a) service area with boundaries; b) lateral miles and middle-mile (different colors); c) all premises served by the network (residents, businesses, farms, institutions); d) all peering points with middle-mile and colocation facilities; e) names of places, boundaries, buildings, road/street names or other features that identify the project coverage area; f) location of any existing and leased facilities (separately color-coded). For middle-mile, please include: meet-me points with last-mile networks; points of interconnection with Internet backbone (e.g., carrier hotel); community access points.
- Fixed Wireless Project: The coverage map should show: a) coverage area; b) location of all towers and base stations; c) backhaul links from base stations to aggregation points (e.g., fiber or microwave); d) backhaul link to the Internet backbone; e) location of any existing and leased facilities (separately color-coded).
Eligibility Criteria
- Public Entities: Tribal government, county, municipality, public agency, etc.
- Community Organizations: Community institution (school, hospital, higher education institution, etc.) non-profit, research institution, community organizers, etc.
- Broadband Service Providers: Middle-mile or backhaul network operator, ISP’s offering retail services over open access network, telecom network infrastructure owner contributing resources (e.g., towers), etc.
- Vendors/Contractors: Please disclose any local and regional contractors that are likely to be involved with the planning, design, deployment, operations, and/or maintenance of the network.
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