Financing a broadband deployment can be a challenging endeavour. The Federal Government is by far the largest source of funding for broadband related initiatives. Communities must coordinate deployment activities and funding resources in order to maximize coverage and reduce capital outlay.
Department of Housing and Community Development
http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommunityDevelopmentRevitalization/Telecommunications.htm
DHCD’s Virginia Rural Broadband Planning Initiative is a comprehensive telecommunications planning effort that will allow communities to identify and develop all elements necessary to create a successful community broadband network. Funds are distributed to eligible communities on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Virginia Tobacco Commission, Technology Committee
www.vatobaccocommission.org
The Technology program funds projects that bring affordable open access, high speed connectivity to economic development sites in the tobacco region.
Virginia Resources Authority
http://www.virginiaresources.org/
Virginia Resources Authority tailors low-cost financing solutions that take advantage of our unique capabilities to issue bonds backed by the moral obligation of the Commonwealth and to make revolving fund loans at below-market interest rates. Our mission encompasses financing infrastructure in the areas of environmental quality, public health, wireless broadband telecommunications, ransportation, economic development, brownfields remediation, and public safety.
Appalachian Regional Commission
http://www.arc.gov/index.jsp
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.
Federal Communications Commission
http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=funding
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversee programs that provide funding for broadband deployment in rural areas. The USDA provides low-interest l oans that may be used to build new and modernize existing telecommunications networks in rural areas, and the FCC's Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program and Rural Health Care Support Program provide financial support for broadband services to schools, libraries, and rural health care providers.
USDA-Rural Development
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm
USDA Rural Development provides many programs for financing rural America’s telecommunications infrastructure.
USAC (Universal Service Funds)
http://www.usac.org/default.aspx
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation designated as the administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). USAC administers Universal Service Fund (USF) programs for high cost companies serving rural areas, low-income consumers, rural health care providers, and schools and libraries. The Universal Service Fund helps provide communities across the country with affordable telecommunications services.
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
http://www.vaemergency.com/grants/index.cfm
VDEM staff administer several grant and funding programs available to local governments. These funding opportunities are used to enhance overall preparedness and response capabilities for a full range of hazards.
Virginia Office of Commonwealth Preparedness
http://www.ocp.virginia.gov/Initiatives/GrantsCoordination.cfm
This page is designed to provide an overview of Homeland Security Grants in Virginia.
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