Alaska Broadband Grant Program Draft NOFO for Public Review

The State of Alaska was allocated $1,017,139,672.42 to bring broadband to all the unserved and underserved locations in Alaska. The Alaska Broadband Office and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have come to agreement on the shape of the Alaska Broadband Grant Program (the NTIA calls this the Initial Proposal Volume 2). The Initial Proposal Volume 2 is the guideline for the Alaska Broadband Grant Program NOFO.

Questions about the NOFO must be made in writing and sent to ced.abo.general@alaska.gov. They will be answered within one week of receipt. The ABO will publish all questions and answers to the ABO homepage and update them on Fridays. Questions will be accepted until Friday, October 18, 2024. The final questions and answers will be published on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

It is important to stress that this version of the NOFO is a DRAFT.

Below are links to the Alaska Broadband Office’s DRAFT Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and Appendices for the Alaska Broadband Grant Program.

• Alaska Broadband Grant Program DRAFT NOFO
• Appendix A - Letter of Credit or Bond Commitment
• Appendix B - Certification to Provide Audited Financial Statements
• Appendix C - Federal Match Waiver Form
• Appendix D - Technical Capability Certification Form
• Appendix E -- Draft - Sustainability Model
• Appendix F - Civil Rights and Nondiscrimination Law Compliance Certification Form
• Appendix G - Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management
• Appendix H
• Appendix I - Unserved and Underserved BSLs by Pre-Determined Project Area