Broadband Infrastructure

This program funds projects which make necessary investments to provide unserved or underserved locations with new or expanded broadband access, delivering reliable service with minimum 100 MBPS download/100 MBPS upload speeds, unless impracticable. The focus of such projects is on households and businesses without access to broadband and those with connections that do not provide minimally acceptable speeds. 

On April 4, 2022, the federal government transferred from using a DUNS Number to a Unique Entity Identifier that grantees must create in SAM.gov. In order to comply with this requirement, all grantees with the designation of subrecipient will require an active UEI (12-character, alpha-numeric code assigned by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)) to request a payment for reimbursement while all grantees with a designation of beneficiary will be required to have an EIN/TIN (employee identity number/tax identification number) to submit a payment request.

The links below will walk you through the process of award acceptance and the necessary onboarding steps. All applicants must complete the following list of items prior to submitting requests for reimbursement. Each program has a Program Specialist assigned to assist awardees with any questions or concerns throughout the process. You can find your Program Specialist by clicking on the OPB Grant Program Contacts link on the right side of this page.

Important Note: Your award will show in the GeorgiaGrants portal as awarded under My Grants once the terms and conditions is signed, the vendor form is processed (see step 3 below), and the final budget is approved.

All important documents related to the Broadband Infrastructure program are linked on the right side of this page - Important Documents. Below the Important Documents link you will find the Webinars and Tutorials page. 

Step 1: Terms and Conditions

Step 2: Georgia Grants Access

Step 3: Vendor Management

Step 4: Final Budget