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Capital Projects Fund - Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program (MPCF)

 
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    CFDA#

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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

    Summary

    The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity's (DEO”) mission is to advance and enable a connected economy in Florida by championing the Governor's economic development vision and by administering state and federal programs and initiatives. These programs include broadband development to help visitors, citizens, businesses, and communities stay connected and leverage digital technologies. DEO's Office of Broadband (Office”) actively provides guidance and works with entities throughout the state to increase the availability and effectiveness of broadband Internet by utilizing mapping initiatives to achieve the goals set forth in the Florida Strategic Plan for Broadband (Florida Strategic Plan”). Established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury”) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA”) which provides funds to eligible states to carry out critical capital projects that directly enable work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to the public health emergency, the Capital Projects Fund (CPF”) program allows eligible entities to invest in capital assets that meet communities' critical needs in the short and long term. A key component of the CPF program is to make funding available for broadband infrastructure, especially in rural America, Tribal communities, and low-and moderate-income communities.


    Through the CPF MPCF program, the Office aims to provide funds to subrecipients for the construction of or improvements to buildings designed to enable work, education, and health monitoring, located in eligible communities with an identified critical need. DEO will use $86,933,757.00 of its allocated CPF funding for the program. The remaining CPF funding will be used for the Broadband Infrastructure Program and the Digital Connectivity Technology Program. 


    The primary objective of the CPF MPCF Program is to provide funds to subrecipients for the construction of or improvements to facilities designed to jointly and directly enable work, education, and health monitoring, located in eligible communities with an identified critical need for the project.

     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    Based on the CPF program and the Florida DEO MPCF program narrative guidance, eligible projects are projects that directly support work, education, and health monitoring in response to the public health emergency. When applying for the grant, applicants should ensure that the proposed multi-purpose facility is: (a) designed to directly enable work, education, and health monitoring; (b) designed to address a critical need that resulted from or was made apparent or exacerbated by the public health emergency; and (c) designed to address a critical need of the community to be served by it. Below are some examples of projects eligible for use of CPF MPCF grant funds:

    • Projects designed to construct or improve full-service community schools and provide a comprehensive academic program to their students and adult education in the community at large; health monitoring to their students and the community; and workforce training or career counseling services that provide community members with the knowledge and skills needed to engage in work, including digital literacy training and information technology programs. 
    • Projects designed to construct or improve libraries and provide public access to the internet for work, education, and health monitoring purposes such as offering digital skills programs and supporting community members that are looking to engage in virtual learning.
    • Projects designed to construct or improve community health centers and provide, in addition to health monitoring services, a broader range of services to the communities they serve, such as access to job counseling employment services and health education classes or internship programs for medical professionals. Deploy broadband infrastructure for improving access to community health services. Promote digital connectivity technology projects that include the purchase and/or installation of devices and equipment to facilitate broadband internet access. Deploy broadband internet infrastructure or purchasing digital health devices and equipment to enable access to telehealth services.

    Eligible costs

    • Costs of repair, rehabilitation, construction, improvement, and acquisition of real property, equipment (devices and office equipment).
    • Soft costs such as fixtures, equipment, and initial outfitting, design services which result in construction documents, indirect costs of construction manager, contract staff associated with developing the facility
    • Ancillary costs necessary to operationalize and put the capital assets to full use, including costs to increase broadband adoption and improve digital literacy.
    • Costs associated with monitoring of and reporting on projects in compliance with Treasury requirements, including closeout costs; and
    • Costs associated with collecting and measuring performance data.

    Ineligible costs

    • Pre-project development costs.
    • Costs associated with completing or filing an application for the grant.
    • Any expense incurred prior to the formal acceptance and execution of the grant agreement.
    • Costs associated with the operations and maintenance of the facility.
    • Payment of interest or principal on outstanding debt instruments.
    • Fees or issuance costs associated with the issuance of new debt; and
    • Satisfaction of any obligation arising under or pursuant to a settlement agreement, judgment, consent decree, or judicially confirmed debt restructuring plan in a judicial, administrative, or regulatory proceeding.

    Contacts

    Office of Broadband Staff

    Office of Broadband Staff
    107 East Madison Street
    Tallahassee, FL 32399
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligibility to apply for the CPF MPCF grant funding will be based on several factors; including project eligibility, as stated by the Treasury and the State of Florida and described further below. Depending on the type of eligible projects, the overall list of applicants that are eligible for grant awards include governmental units (e.g., counties, municipalities), non-profit organizations, or private entities. Private entities can be in the form of corporations, limited liability companies, general partnerships, or limited partnerships. The eligible applicants under the categories contemplated by DEO are outlined below.

    • Workforce Education Broadband Infrastructure and Connectivity Projects:
      • Eligible applicants for this type of projects include governmental units (e.g., municipalities, counties), non-profit organizations, private entities, broadband internet training institutions, law enforcement academies, nursing and critical health profession programs, state colleges and school boards, and information technology programs.
    • Community Libraries Infrastructure and Connectivity Projects:
      • Eligible applicants for this type of projects include libraries.
    • Community Health Infrastructure and Connectivity Projects:
      • Eligible applicants for this type of projects include governmental units (e.g., municipalities, counties), non-profit organizations, community anchor institutions, healthcare facilities, multi-purpose community centers, co-operatives, electric utilities, and private entities (such as Internet Service Providers).

    Deadline Details

    Applications are to be submitted by October 5, 2023. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.

    Award Details

    DEO will use $86,933,757.00 of its allocated CPF funding for the program. $4 million is the limit on the requested grant award amount per application. In addition, $6 million is the limit on the cumulative grant award per applicant across awards. DEO reserves the right to waive the maximum limit per application and/or per applicant on a case-by-case basis. DEO anticipates that eligible entities will be awarded grant funds prior to December 31, 2024, and all projects must be completed by December 31, 2026.

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