For Immediate Release
Pre-Applications to be Accepted for
Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund Grant
Lincoln, October 29, 2019 – The Nebraska Public Service
Commission (PSC) is now taking pre-applications from
counties and municipalities wishing to apply for grants
from the Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund (NIEF).
Pre-applications will be accepted beginning today, Tuesday,
October 29, through Friday, December 6, 2019. The
Commission utilizes pre-applications to determine whether
potential projects meet the requirements of a NIEF grant
award.
Established in 2001 by state lawmakers NIEF uses a share of
the proceeds from public entities that lease unused fiber-
optic cable, or dark fiber, to fund grants for infrastructure
projects that deliver broadband or other advanced
telecommunications projects throughout the state. The
grants focus on areas in Nebraska that are unserved or
underserved by such services. Successful applications may
be awarded up to $75,000.
Pre-application are required to be completed before an
invitation to submit a formal application is issued. The formal
application period will begin on December 30,2019, with final
awards for the new grant period to be made in April of 2020.
A pre-application form as well as more information about the
NIEF grant program can be found on the Telecommunications
page of the PSC website < www.psc.nebraska.gov >. You
may also contact the PSC during regular business hours at
1-800-524-0017.
To date the PSC has awarded approximately $735,000 in
funding from the NIEF to support broadband infrastructure
projects across the state. ###
Contact:
Deb Collins- Media & Communications Mgr.
(402) 471-0226
deb.collins@nebraska.gov
