CPF Application & Post Award Information

January 26, 2023 Round 1 Onboarding Webinar (  Accompanying slides can be found here. )

 

CPF Round 2 NOFO

CPF Round 2 Virtual Applicant Workshop February 20, 2023

CPF Round 2 NOFO  

CPF Round 2 Map

CPF Round 2 Verification Form

CPF Round 2 Preliminary Eligible Census Blocks

CPF Round 2 FAQs

CPF Round 2 Map (Post Verification)

CPF Round 1 Awarded Applications

CPF Round 1 NOFO

September 8 , 2022: Round 1 Virtual Webinar

August 17, 2022: Round 1 Virtual Applicant Workshop           ( Accompanying Slides )

Capital Projects Fund FAQs 

CPF State FAQs

Capital Projects Fund Final Project Areas

Capital Projects Fund Reporting Guidance  

Capital Projects Fund Verification Form  

 If a service provider believes that a proposed eligible service location overlaps with their current service network or any new locations of theirs that are currently being built or have been built since the most recent publication of the Georgia Broadband Map refreshed on July 1, 2022, (documentation will be required to show active buildouts, not just future plans), they can file a service verification by the August 26, 2022, deadline. Any provider submitting a service verification must complete the Service Verification Form along with providing address-level information for addresses that they believe are already served. This form must be submitted to [email protected] by the deadline to be considered.

The Preliminary Project Map for eligible project areas: /document/document/capital-projects-fund-preliminary-eligible-project-areas-map/download

 

Policy Requirements

The following 2CFR policy requirements apply to this assistance listing:

Subpart B, General provisions

Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards

Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements

Subpart E, Cost Principles

Subpart F, Audit Requirements

The following 2 CFR Policy requirements also apply to this assistance listing:

• 2 C.F.R. Part 25, Universal Identifier and System for Award Management;
• 2 C.F.R. Part 170, Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information; and
• 2 C.F.R. Part 180, OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement).

The following 2 CFR  Policy requirements are excluded from coverage under this assistance listing: For 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart C, the following provisions do not apply to the CPF program:

• 2 C.F.R. § 200.204 (Notices of Funding Opportunities);
• 2 C.F.R. § 200.205 (Federal awarding agency review of merit of proposal);
•  2 C.F.R. § 200.213(Reporting a determination that a non-Federal entity is not qualified for a Federal award)

For 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart D, the following provisions do not apply to the CPF program:

• 2 C.F.R. § 200.306 (cost sharing or matching)
• 2 C.F.R. § 200.316 (federal interest in property purchased or improved)

 

Please note that the threshold differs from State Fiscal Recovery Funds

Labor: For Projects receiving $ 5 million or more in CPF funding (based on expected total cost):

a. A recipient may provide a certification that, for the relevant Project, all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the performance of such

Project are paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the “Davis-Bacon Act”), for the corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the State (or the District of

Columbia) in which the work is to be performed, or by the appropriate State entity pursuant to a corollary State prevailing-wage-in-construction law (commonly known as “baby Davis-Bacon Acts”). If such certification is not provided, a Recipient must provide a project employment and local impact report detailing:

• The number of contractors and sub-contractors working on the Project;
• The number of employees on the Project hired directly and hired through a third party;
• The wages and benefits of workers on the Project by classification; and
• Whether those wages are at rates less than those prevailing.

Recipients must maintain sufficient records to substantiate this information upon request.

b. A recipient may provide a certification that a Project includes a project labor agreement, meaning a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement consistent with section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)). If the Recipient does not provide such certification, the Recipient must provide a project workforce continuity

plan, detailing:

• How the Recipient will ensure the Project has ready access to a sufficient supply of appropriately skilled and unskilled labor to ensure high-quality construction throughout the life of the Project, including a description of any required professional certifications and/or in-house training, registered apprenticeships or labor-management partnership training programs, and partnerships like unions, community colleges, or community-based groups;
• How the Recipient will minimize risks of labor disputes and disruptions that  would jeopardize timeliness and cost-effectiveness of the Project;
• How the Recipient will provide a safe and healthy workplace that avoids delays and costs associated with workplace illnesses, injuries, and fatalities, including descriptions of safety training, certification, and/or licensure requirements for all relevant workers (e.g., OSHA 10, OSHA 30);
• Whether workers on the Project will receive wages and benefits that will secure an appropriately skilled workforce in the context of the local or regional labor market; and
• Whether the Project has completed a project labor agreement.

c. Whether the Project prioritizes local hires.

d. Whether the Project has a Community Benefit Agreement. Recipient must provide a description of any such agreement