March 29, 2024
RESOLVED: USAC Systems Experiencing Intermittent Connectivity Issues
Several USAC systems are experiencing intermittent connectivity issues. Our team is working to resolve the issues. We apologize for the inconvenience.
March 8, 2024
RHC Program Inflation-Based Cap Announced for FY2024
The Rural Health Care (RHC) program funding cap for funding year (FY) 2024 is $706,926,603. The internal cap for upfront payments and multi-year commitments under the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program is $178,496,951. The internal cap for upfront payments and multi-year commitments will apply only if RHC program demand exceeds available funding. These new caps represent a 3.6 percent inflation-adjusted increase to the $682,361,586 RHC program funding cap and the $172,294,354 internal cap on multi-year commitments and upfront payments from FY2023. Read the announcement.
March 7, 2024
FCC Releases Order DA 24-214 Extending the Deadline for Funding Year (FY) 2024 Filing Window to May 1, 2024.
On March 7, 2024, the FCC released Order DA 24-214 extending the deadline for the FY2024 application filing window to May 1, 2024. This means all funding requests (FCC Forms 462 or 466) must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2024. We highly encourage you to submit your funding requests as early as possible in the filing window.
Visit USAC’s website for more information about filing windows.
