The Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program provides a 65 percent discount on eligible expenses related to broadband connectivity to both individual rural health care providers (HCPs) and consortia, which can include non-rural HCPs, if the consortium has a majority of rural sites.
What do I need to know about the process?
Individual HCPs
- Consultants
- Step 1:Â Before You Apply
- Step 2:Â Determine Eligibility
- Step 3:Â Prepare for Competitive Bidding
- Step 4:Â Request Services
- Step 5:Â Evaluate Bids/Select SP
- Step 6:Â Submit Funding Requests
- Step 7:Â Initiate Invoicing
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Consortia
- Consortia 101
- Consultants
- Authorizations
- Site and Service Substitutions
- Step 1:Â Before You Apply
- Step 2:Â Organize a Consortium
- Step 3:Â Determine Eligibility
- Step 4:Â Prepare for Competitive Bidding
- Step 5:Â Request Services
- Step 6:Â Evaluate Bids/Select SP
- Step 7:Â Submit Funding Requests
- Step 8:Â Initiate Invoicing
- Step 9:Â Submit Annual Report
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Service Providers
- FCC Form 498
- Step 1:Â Determine Eligibility
- Step 2:Â Respond to Service Requests
- Step 3:Â Sign Service Agreement
- Step 4:Â Review FCL
- Step 5:Â Invoice USAC
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