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9.Isthereanawardceiling? <br />Yes.Thegrantawardceilingis$150,000percity/township,witha1:1matchfromthe <br />recipient.Asstatedabove,ifthereareunusedfunds,reallocationmaytakeplaceresultingin <br />thepossibilityofacommunityreceivingmorethan$150,000.Matchrequirementsremainat <br />1:1andallfundsmustbespentbyDecember31,2023.AnokaCountyhasatotalof$3,150,000 <br />ofavailablegrantfunds. <br />TheCountywillreimburseeligibleexpensesuptothelimitofthegrantaward,andthebalance <br />oftheprojectwillneedtobepaidbytheapplicantregardlessofthesourceofmatchingfunds. <br />10.Mayrecipientsusefundsforpreprojectdevelopmentforeligiblebroadbandprojects? <br />Yes,aslongasthecostsareincurredonorafterMarch3,2021.Preprojectdevelopmentuses <br />andcostsforbroadbandprojectsshouldbetiedtoaneligiblebroadbandprojectorreasonably <br />expectedtoleadtosuchaproject.Forexample,preprojectcostsassociatedwithplanningand <br />engineeringforaneligiblebroadbandinfrastructurebuildoutisconsideredaneligibleuseof <br />funds,aswellastechnicalassistanceandevaluationsthatwouldreasonablybeexpectedto <br />leadtocommencementofaneligibleproject(e.g.,broadbandmappingforthepurposesof <br />findinganeligibleareaforinvestment). <br />11.Isthereaminimumormaximumpercentthebudgetcanbeoffattheendofthe <br />project? <br />Iftheprojectisunderbudget,thegrantreimbursementwillbelimitedtoactualcostsanda <br />grantagreementamendmentwillnotberequired.Forallotherprojects,agrantagreement <br />amendmentmayberequiredtocorrectoralignthebudgetifactualexpensesdeviatefromthe <br />Countyapprovedbudgetbymorethan10%ofthetotalprojectcost.Nofundsinexcessofthe <br />$150,000grantpercity/townshipmaybeawardedregardlessofactualexpenses. <br />12.Wouldthisgrantcoverprovidingmonthlyinternetservicefees? <br />ThisgrantwouldnotcoverpayingforacurrentƭǒĬƭĭƩźĬĻƩƭ͸internetservice. <br />13.Wouldthecostsincurredbyabroadbandprovidertomaintainthenewinfrastructurebe <br />consideredaneligiblecashmatch,especiallyifthecostswereensuedduringthegrant <br />period? <br />Thepurposeofthegrantprogramistoassistinthecostsofdeployingthemiddlemileorlast <br />milenetwork.Ongoingmaintenancecostswouldnotbeeligiblecostsunderthegrantprogram. <br />14.Isthereanyspecificcompetitiveprocesswemustusewhencontractingservicesor <br />workrelatedtoourbroadbandproject,orareweabletofollowourinternal <br />ProcurementPolicy/PurchasingPolicy? <br />Yes.TheCoronavirusStateandLocalFiscalRecoveryFundsInterimFinalRuleindicatesthe <br />fundswillbesubjecttothefederalUniformGuidance(2C.F.R.Part200),whichisthegeneral <br />guidancethatthemajorityoffederalawardsaresubjectto.Thoserequirementsarealso <br />4 <br /> <br />