The mission of the New York State Urban Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development (ESD) is to promote a vigorous and growing state economy, encourage business investment and job creation, and support diverse, prosperous local economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. ConnectALL is Governor Kathy Hochul’s initiative to address New York State’s digital divide, transform the state's digital infrastructure, and ensure that all New Yorkers have access to reliable and affordable high-speed broadband internet service. ESD’s ConnectALL Office, as the entity responsible for implementing the ConnectALL initiative, offers grants through multiple programs to close the digital divide, promote a robust broadband marketplace, and ensure all homes and businesses have access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet.
The ConnectALL Deployment Program – County Partnerships (the “Program”), through this Request for Applications (RFA), aims to address locations that do not have access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet service by providing grants for broadband deployment to Counties that have conducted competitive processes to identify internet service provider partner(s) to serve those locations.
This means that the County is not seeking ConnectALL funds to replace other funding that has already been secured, but rather that ConnectALL funds will be used to supplement existing funding sources.
All application templates are available for download at https://broadband.ny.gov/connectall-deployment-program-county-partnerships
All application templates are available for download at https://broadband.ny.gov/connectall-deployment-program-county-partnerships
All application templates are available for download at https://broadband.ny.gov/connectall-deployment-program-county-partnerships
As a condition of the Grant Award, the County will need to ensure that its funded projects and Designated Partner(s) comply with the conditions, policies, and requirements for the ConnectALL Deployment Program as described in the New York State WIRED Broadband Act. The County will be required to secure documentation and commitments from its Designated Partner(s) after conditional award, but prior to final award, demonstrating compliance with all applicable requirements.
To the maximum extent possible, ConnectALL seeks to align projects funded through this Program with the conditions, policies, and/or requirements applicable to other deployments that will be funded through the ConnectALL Deployment Program, as described in ConnectALL’s BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume II (available at https://broadband.ny.gov/connectall-deployment-program). The County may be required to secure documentation and commitments from its Designated Partner(s) after conditional award, but prior to final award, demonstrating compliance with applicable requirements.
All application templates are available for download at https://broadband.ny.gov/connectall-deployment-program-county-partnerships
All application templates are available for download at https://broadband.ny.gov/connectall-deployment-program-county-partnerships
Question help: The CFA Portal will support a maximum of 4 Designated Partners per application. Please email ConnectALLDeployment@esd.ny.gov after submitting your application if you need to provide information for more than 4 partners.
Question help: The CFA Portal will support a maximum of 4 Designated Partners per application. Please email ConnectALLDeployment@esd.ny.gov after submitting your application if you need to provide information for more than 4 partners.
Question help: The CFA Portal will support a maximum of 4 Designated Partners per application. Please email ConnectALLDeployment@esd.ny.gov after submitting your application if you need to provide information for more than 4 partners.