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and fringe benefits for grant administration personnel, office supplies, postage, program
coordination and project execution, and equipment required to administer the program.
Indirect Administrative Costs are costs incurred by the organization during the execution of the
project, but not clearly identifiable to the project. Examples include depreciation of facilities,
facility occupancy costs, general liability insurance, general legal services, taxes, rent and
utilities, indirect salaries, and accounting fees.
If you would like additional context on this question, please refer to Q-111 in the 2 CFR
Frequently Asked Question & Answers. The document can be accessed here:
https://www.cfo.gov/assets/files/2CFR-FrequentlyAskedQuestions_2021050321.pdf.
Do Wi-Fi access points installed outside of, not within, an eligible multi-family
dwelling unit qualify under the BEAD Program?
Internet or Wi-Fi infrastructure that provides qualifying broadband services within an eligible
multi-family residential building is an eligible use of funding, subject to the priority framework
for uses of BEAD funding, regardless of where the access point is located.
Is the 25% non-federal match required for BEAD Planning Funds?
A non-federal match is not required for Initial Planning Funds or non-deployment uses of BEAD
fundings.
As described in the NOFO, except in certain specific circumstances in the context of subgrants
used to fund broadband network infrastructure deployment (i.e., projects in “high-cost areas”
and other cases in which NTIA has waived the matching requirement), each Eligible Entity shall
provide, require its subgrantee to provide, or provide in concert with its subgrantee, matching
funds of not less than 25 percent of project costs. A matching contribution may be provided by
the subgrantee, an Eligible Entity, a unit of local government, a utility company, a cooperative, a
nonprofit or philanthropic organization, a for-profit company, regional planning or
governmental organization, a federal regional commission or authority, or any combination
thereof. While the match may be provided by multiple sources, Eligible Entities are encouraged
to the maximum extent possible to require a match from the subgrantee before utilizing other
sources of matching funds. Eligible Entities are also required to incentivize matches of greater
than 25 percent from subgrantees wherever feasible (especially where expected operational
costs and revenues are likely to justify greater investment by the subgrantee) to reduce the
federal share of projects and extend the reach of BEAD Program funding (NOFO Section
III.B.1).
Can state highway right of ways (ROWs) be used as match for the BEAD Program?
Yes, state highway ROWs can be used as a match subject to the requirements around in-kind
contributions. In-kind contributions are non-cash donations of property, goods or services, such
as waiver of fees associated with access to rights of way, pole attachments, conduits, easements,
or access to other types of infrastructure (NOFO Section III.B.4).
Is it allowable for a grantee to contribute municipal revenue bond proceeds as
matching funds for a BEAD?
The Infrastructure Act and BEAD NOFO include a matching requirement of not less than 25
percent of project costs, subject to certain waivers (Act Section 60102(h)(3)(A), and NOFO