Broadband Stimulus

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), up to $7 billion in federal funds will be designated for "Broadband Stimulus" project funding. Service providers, local governments, and community-focused organizations are all in the process of applying for funding so they can build new broadband networks to unserved and underserved areas of the US and its Territories. Since the rules were announced in Summer 2009, Engineering Associates has been very busy helping our clients apply for infrastructure funding to build out their new broadband networks. Some of the highlights of EA's broadband stimulus work include:

• Working on dozens of projects for both new and existing clients
• Over $60 million in funding applications submitted for the first round of funding
• Projects located in 5 states (GA, TN, SC, FL, VA)
• Designs for both "Middle-Mile" and "Last-Mile" projects, in a variety of architectures (Last-Mile FTTH; Middle-Mile Fiber; wireless, and data/video networks)
• Applications submitted for NTIA, RUS, and joint grant/loan combinations

Projects with budgets over $1 million require certification from a Professional Engineer registered in the state where the network is planned to be built. EA has Professional Engineers registered in 18 states.

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