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ReConnect Program Webinar The Application System Agenda Tips for Using the System Access Credential and Account Set-Up Account Information Creating an Application Application System Navigation All Sections of an

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ReConnect Program Webinar

The Application System

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Agenda

  • Tips for Using the System
  • Access Credential and Account Set-Up
  • Account Information
  • Creating an Application
  • Application System Navigation
  • All Sections of an Application

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Introduction

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Tips for Using the System

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Tips for Using the System Overview

  • The online application system is web-based
  • The best browsers to use include the following:
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • The applicant should click the “Save” button whenever visible, and often while working in detailed

sections of the application

  • The system will log an applicant out after 10 minutes of inactivity
  • Changes an applicant makes in one section of the application flow throughout the rest of the

application

  • Applicants may consult the application guide for detailed instructions on every section

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Access Credentials and Account Set-Up

  • Previous applicants may use an existing account
  • If an applicant is new to ReConnect they will:
  • Get a Level II eAuthentication (e-Auth) credential
  • Obtain it at https://www.eauth.usda.gov
  • Every person from an organization who needs access to the application system will need a

Level II eAuth

  • Submit the Authorized Representative Request (ARR)

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Account Information

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Account Information – Tips

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Account Information: PUC Depreciation Rates

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Account Information: Real Estate Information

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Account information - Organizational Documents

All applicants must provide these documents in addition to those specific to Entity Type:

  • Statement about Broadband Operations Experience
  • Legal Opinion
  • Resumes of Key Management
  • Organizational Chart

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Creating an Application

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Creating an Application – Tips

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Application System Navigation

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Application System Navigation – Application Sections

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Application Sections

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Project

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Project Information

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  • Description
  • Technology Type
  • Unadvanced Prior Loan

Funds (UPLF)

  • Non-Funded Service

Area(s) (NFSAs)

  • Substantially Underserved

Trust Areas (SUTA)

  • Tribal Lands
  • Funding Request

Resolution

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Project Information – Executive Summary

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NEPA Review

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Service Areas

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Service Areas - Mapping Tool - Quick Tour

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Mapping Tool - Menu

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Mapping Tool - Menu - Layers

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Mapping Tool - Menu - Service Areas

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Mapping Tool - Menu

  • Census

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Network

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Network sections include:

  • Network Design
  • Build-out Timeline and Milestones
  • Capital Investment Workbook (CIW)
  • Capital Investment Schedule
  • Network Documents
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Network – Network Design

  • Narratives:
  • Proposed Technology

Solution

  • Existing Network

Description

  • Proposed Network

Description

  • Uploads:
  • Existing Network

Diagram

  • Proposed Network

Diagram

  • Professional Engineer

Certification

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Network – Build-out Timeline and Milestones

  • Annual Milestones:
  • Fiber-to-the-Premises
  • Hybrid-Fiber-Coax,
  • Other
  • Quarterly Milestones:
  • Fixed Wireless –

Licensed

  • Fixed Wireless –

Unlicensed

  • Combination of types

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Network - Capital Investment Workbook

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Network - Capital Investment Workbook Summary

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Network – Capital Investment Schedule

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Network - Capital Investment Schedule - PFSA

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Network - Capital Investment Schedule – Annual Capital Investment

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Financials

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  • Local Network Services
  • Competitor Service Offerings
  • Depreciation Schedule
  • Long-Term Debt Schedule
  • Capital Contributions
  • Amortization Schedule
  • Non-Operating Income
  • Plant-In-Service Schedule
  • Network Access Revenue
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Statement of Cash Flows
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Financials - Local Network Service Revenue - Service Offering

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Financials - Local Network Service Revenue - Subscriber Projections

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Financials - Local Network Service Revenue - Other Revenues

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Financials - Local Network Service Revenue - Subscriber Breakdown By Service Area

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Financials - Local Network Service Revenue - Local Network Services Revenue

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Financials - Competitor Service Offerings

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Financials - Depreciation Schedule

  • Depreciation Rates

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Financials - Depreciation Schedule - Depreciation Expense Summary

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Financials - Long Term Debt Schedule

  • Answer ”yes” or “no” for each type of long term debt:
  • Funded debt – Existing RUS/RTB/FFB notes
  • Funded debt – Other
  • Such as CoBank, ACB, and Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative debt and

similar debt from other third-party institutions

  • Funded debt – Rural Development
  • USDA RD debt that was not issued by RUS
  • Other long term debt
  • All long term debt that is not includable as any other long term debt type
  • Obligations under capital lease

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Financials - Long Term Debt Schedule - Example Page

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Financials - Capital Contributions

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Sources of Capital:

  • Owner/Member Capital
  • Investor Capital
  • State Grant
  • Federal Grant
  • Evidence of Matching

Contribution

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Financials - Amortization Schedule

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Financials - Amortization Schedule - New RUS Debt

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Financials - Amortization Schedule - RUS Debt Summary

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Financials - Non-Operating Income

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Financials - Plant-In-Service Schedule

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Financials - Network Access Services Revenue

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Financials - Income Statement

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Financials - Balance Sheet

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Financials - Statement of Cash Flow

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Environmental

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  • Construction Map
  • Site/Route Descriptions
  • Environmental Questionnaires (EQs)
  • National Historic Preservation Act Section 106
  • Environmental Documents
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Environmental - Construction Map

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Environmental - Construction Map (cont.)

Construction Map Tips:

  • Create a Site or Route for each corresponding item in your application
  • Choose a distinct name for each Site or Route
  • Select each Site/Route individually and draw a polyline (Route), polygon (Site) or upload a

shape file

  • Create and draw/upload all Sites and Routes before moving onto the Environmental

section

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Environmental - Site and Route Descriptions

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Environmental - Site Descriptions

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Environmental - Route Descriptions

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Environmental - Environmental Questionnaires

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Environmental - EQs - NHPA Determination

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Environmental - EQs

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Environmental - EQs - Endangered Species Act

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Evaluation Criteria

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Evaluation Criteria - Evaluation Criteria Input

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Evaluation Criteria, (continued)

Criteria for which the system calculates the score:

  • Rurality: The system calculates both population density and proximity to population

centers

  • Points awarded for either density or distance from population centers, but not both
  • Farms Served: Determined by the GIS layer on the map, based on 2017 Census of

Agriculture

  • Determined from data in the GIS layer:
  • Healthcare Centers
  • Educational Facilities
  • Essential Community Facilities
  • Opportunity Zones

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Evaluation Criteria Summary

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Licenses and Agreements

Applicants must assign a status to every license and agreement type:

  • Draft – upload required
  • Existing – No Amendment(s) Needed – upload required
  • Existing – Amendment(s) Needed – upload required
  • Applied – Approval Pending (Licenses Only) – upload not required
  • Contingent Upon Award – upload not required
  • Contingent Upon Availability of Funds – upload not required
  • Not Required – upload not required

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Licenses and Agreements (continued)

  • Building Lease Agreement
  • Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)
  • Fiber Lease Agreement
  • Internet Service Agreement
  • Network Management Agreement
  • Pole Attachment Agreement
  • Special Permits (Federal, highway, bridge, etc.)
  • Tower Lease Agreement
  • Video Franchise Agreement
  • Video Services Agreement
  • Wireless Spectrum License(s)

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Certifications

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Certifications (continued)

The certifications for the ReConnect Program are:

  • Certification Regarding Architectural Barriers
  • Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters –

Primary Covered Transactions

  • Certificate Regarding Flood Hazard Area Precautions
  • Certification Regarding Lobbying for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative

Agreements

  • Civil Rights Compliance Assurance
  • Federal Collection Policies for Commercial Debt Certification
  • Representations Regarding Felony Conviction (AD 3030) - For Corporations Only
  • Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

Certification

  • Compliance with RUS Award Documents

ONLY the Rep-Sign-Cert can sign and save these certifications

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Summary/Submit

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Resources

  • Technical Assistance
  • Workshops
  • Webinars
  • Resources
  • ReConnect website: https://reconnect.usda.gov
  • Fact Sheets & FAQs
  • Help Desk
  • Rural Development eConnectivity Toolkit
  • Rural Prosperity Taskforce - Launched February 6, 2019
  • https://usda.gov/broadband
  • General Field Representatives (GFRs) & State Office
  • https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/telecom-gfr/all
  • https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices

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