For anyone who has applied for usda or caf funding for fiber. How did the process work for you? It seems like a catch 22.
Do you engineer the network first and then apply for the funds you need? Or apply using good faith estimates and then engineer after you’ve been awarded? What happens if you don’t use all the funds? Do you just give them back? What happens if you run out? (I assume you are obligated to return the uses funds or finish the build using your own capital) Can usda/caf funding generally be used to purchase equipment (eg vibratory plow, bucket truck) or only the infrastructure? (Eg fiber)? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
