GREAT Grant Management Documents (Federally Funded)

Grantees and other interested stakeholders may access documents from this page that are related to the federally funded GREAT grant program. These documents will be used as part of the grants management process from application to project close-out.

This page will be periodically updated to ensure stakeholders receive the most recent document versions.

Guidance Documents

Document	Description	Program Implementation	Date Modified
2021-2022 GREAT Grant (Federal) Guidance Document	Guidelines for the GREAT grant program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act	Jan. 31, 2022	N/A
2021-2022 GREAT Grant (Federal) FAQs	FAQs for the GREAT grant program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act	Feb. 10, 2022	June 15, 2022

State and Federal Legislation

Document	Description	Program Implementation	Date Modified
N.C. Session Law 2021-180	Legislation authorizing the use of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act	Jan. 31, 2023	N/A
U.S. Department of the Treasury State Fiscal Recovery Fund Main Web Page	Main web page for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds	N/A	N/A
U.S. Department of the Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)	Coronavirus SLFRF	N/A	N/A
Compliance Guidance	Guidance on Recipient Compliance and Reporting Responsibilities	N/A	N/A

Reporting Forms

Document	Description	Program Implementation	Date Modified
Progress Reporting Form Instructions	Instructions for completing progress report form	June 27, 2023	Nov. 26, 2024
Progress Reporting Form	Required progress report template for grantees during the construction period	June 27, 2023	Nov. 26, 2024
Progress Reporting Form Exhibit E	Exhibit required for projects with total cost of more than $10 million	June 27, 2023	Nov. 26, 2024
End of Construction Report Instructions	Instructions for completing the End of Construction Report		Dec. 27, 2024
Final Report Form for End of Construction Phase	Required report template for grantees to complete at end of construction		Dec. 27, 2024
How to Access the EBS Portal	Instructions for how to access the Enterprise Businesses System (EBS)	March 13, 2024	N/A
How to Submit a Progress Report in the EBS Portal	Instructions for how to submit a progress report online	June 27, 2023	N/A

Reimbursement Requests

Document	Description	Program Implementation	Date Modified
Invoice Tracking Instructions	Instructions for completing the Invoice Tracking Sheet Template	Dec. 8, 2023	N/A
Invoice Tracking Sheet Template	File used for organizing invoices or other supporting documentation when submitting a reimbursement request	Dec. 8, 2023	N/A
Instructions for EBS Reimbursement Request	Instructions on how to submit a reimbursement request in the Enterprise Business Services (EBS) online portal	Dec. 8, 2023	N/A
Eligible and Ineligible Costs Reference Document	This document describes the guidelines for evaluating eligible and ineligible costs	March 4, 2024	N/A
Labor Cost – In-House Employees Reference Document	This document describes the guidelines for documenting, evaluating, and calculating labor costs associated with an internet service provider (ISP) grantee using a direct employee’s (personnel) time spent on a grant funded project	March 4, 2024	N/A

Monitoring Visits

Document	Description	Program Implementation	Date Modified
Construction Period Monitoring	Memo to grantees providing guidance for monitoring during the construction period	March 3, 2020	April 15, 2024
Monitoring Visit Summary	Document provided to the grantee after the construction period monitoring visit	March 3, 2020	April 15, 2024
Pre-monitoring Checklist	Required checklist (wired) to be completed by grantees prior to a scheduled construction period monitoring visit	March 3, 2020	April 15, 2024

Webinars

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