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FrequentlyAskedQuestions:Anoka/ƚǒƓƷǤ͸ƭARPABroadbandMatchingGrantprogram <br />Note:TheresponsesbelowtoFrequentlyAskedQuestionsareintendedtoprovideuseful <br />informationtoCitiesandtownshipsconsideringwhethertoapplyforanARPABroadband <br />MatchingGrantthroughAnokaCounty.Thisdocumentmaybeupdatedand/orsupplemented <br />fromtimetotimeasadditionalguidanceontheprogramisreceived. <br />TABLEOFCONTENTS <br />A. AbouttheAmericanRescuePlanAct(ARPA) <br />B. Applications/ProjectTimeline <br />C. GrantEligibility <br />D. Budget/Compliance <br />E. RecordkeepingandReporting <br />F. Miscellaneous <br />G. AdditionalResourcesandInformation <br />A.ABOUTARPA <br />1.WhatistheARPABroadbandMatchingGrantProgram? <br />OnMarch11,2021,PresidentBidensignedtheAmericanRescuePlanAct.Thislegislation <br />providesfundstorespondtothepublichealthandeconomicimpactsoftheCOVID19 <br />pandemic.ThelegislationcreatedtheCoronavirusStateFiscalRecoveryFund.ThisFund <br />makesfundsavailableforseveraleligibleuses,includinginvestmentinbroadband <br />infrastructure. <br />AnokaCountyreceivedfederalARPAfundsallocatedforCountygovernments.TheBoardof <br />Commissionershasallocated$3,150,000tocitiesandtownshipstousewithalocalmatchfor <br />broadbandexpansion.Applicantsmayrequestmatchinggrantsupto$150,000per <br />city/township. <br />2.Whatisthestatusofthefederalinterimfinalruleimplementingthisprogram? <br />TheU.S.DepartmentofTreasuryhasreleasedanInterimFinalRule(IRF)toimplementthe <br />provisionsoftheCoronavirusStateandLocalFiscalRecoveryFunds.TreasurywilladoptaFinal <br />RulefinalizingtheInterimFinalRuleafterreviewingthesubmittedcommentsfromJuly16, <br />2021.Ifnecessary,theBoardofCommissionersordesignatedstaffwillcommunicatewithgrant <br />recipientsandamendthegrantagreementtocomplywiththerequirementsoftheFinalRule. <br />B.APPLICATIONS/PROJECTTIMELINE <br />3.WhatistheduedateforARPABroadbandGrantapplications?Wherearethe <br />applicationinstructionsposted? <br />ApplicationsandC!v͸ƭwillbesenttoeachcity/township.ARPABroadbandGrant <br />applicationsareduenolaterthan December31,2023,at4:00pm(CDT).Applicationsmaybe <br />transmittedbyemailattachmentorregularmailtothecounty.Thumbdrivesareacceptable <br />1 <br /> <br />