NOFA 2 - It Does Matter How You Say It

[Commentary] What makes a good broadband stimulus grant application?

1) The write up of the problem you say your proposal will resolve must be more than rhetoric if you want to survive to get to due diligence.

2) The letters of support from community stakeholder has to be more than a form letter you copy and pass around.

3) You have to compare prices and speeds of what alternatives currently exist in the proposed coverage area.

4) Some people were rejected because proposals didn't adequately show the risks involved, others because the size of the project and/or the budget did not track credibly with the capabilities of entities submitting the application.

5) You have to be clear on the struggles a community has had to try to overcome the problems being addressed and exactly how you're going to get there from here. Proposals were rejected because the strategies and tactics for achieving their stated goals were not clear.