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- Terri would like to have some sort of proposal before school starts back in August; <br /> - Jeff—try to have a couple of key things to offer up to the BOCC for a possible budget amendment; NC <br /> fiber act would allow municipalities/counties to finance build broadband infrastructure <br /> - Needed for next meeting: <br /> o Federal and state funding sources(1"meeting)—links below <br /> o Community connect grants(from New Yorker article) <br /> o Maps discussed (Jim's and Spectrum) <br /> o Vertical assets in unserved areas <br /> o Can we get a map where no vertical assets exist? Current towers, proposed tower sites—Jim to <br /> provide <br /> o Can we get rep from Spectrum (RDOF), Piedmont or RiverStreet to present?(maybe 3 d meeting) <br /> ■ What areas are they going to focus on? <br /> Post meeting potential funding links: <br /> https://www.naco.org/resources/featu red/state-a nd-local-coronavirus-fisca I-recovery-funds <br /> GREAT grant=https://www.ncbroadband.gov/grants/great-grant The N.C. Department of Information <br /> Technology's Broadband Infrastructure Office,as authorized under S.L. 2018-5 and amended by S.L. 2019-230 and <br /> S.L. 2020-97, provides grants to private providers of broadband services to facilitate the deployment of broadband <br /> service to unserved areas of North Carolina. <br /> Connect America Fund= https://www.fcc.gov/general/universal-service-high-cost-areas-connect-america-fund <br /> Rural Digital Opportunity Fund= https://www.rdof.com/ <br /> Schools&Libraries Program= https://www.fcc.gov/general/universal-service-schools-libraries <br /> Low Income(aka: Lifeline)= https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-consumers <br /> Coronavirus Relief Fund (aka CARES)=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares/state-and-local- <br /> governments <br /> Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program=https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2021/ntia-announces-tribal- <br /> consultations-new-program-increase-broadband-access-across-indian <br /> Community Connect Program= https://www.rd.usda.gov/community-connect <br /> Emergency Broadband Benefit Program=https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit <br /> In process; <br /> E-rate Emergency Connectivity Fund= <br /> https://energvcommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energvcommerce.house.gov/files/documents/Subitlte%20D <br /> Other%20Provisions FINAL.pdf <br />