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<p class="MsoNormal">The CMIC Grant Program is a competitive one-time grant program. Twenty million dollars have been set aside by the State of Michigan to extend broadband service to unserved areas of Michigan. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. EST on
Friday, August 30, 2019. Applicants should email their applications and all attachments in PDF format to
<a href="mailto:DTMBCMICGrant@michigan.gov">DTMBCMICGrant@michigan.gov</a>. Elaborate applications are not necessary or desired.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The CMIC Grant Program can pay up to 90% of the eligible costs for a qualifying project. “Broadband deployment costs” or “costs” means the cost of the acquisition and installation of middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure that support
broadband service with a minimum speed of 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. Last mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premise telecommunications
equipment. Middle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider’s core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure. Construction of broadband infrastructure may include any of the following: project planning;
obtaining construction permits; construction of facilities, including construction of both “middle mile” and “last mile” infrastructure; equipment; and installation and testing of the broadband service.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/0,5552,7-358-82547_56345_91154---,00.html">Please see the program website for more information.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please email <a href="mailto:DTMB-CMICGrant@michigan.gov">DTMB-CMICGrant@michigan.gov</a> with any questions.
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