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 N/A
Progress Reporting Form Required progress report template for grantees during the construction period June 27, 2023 N/A
Progress Reporting Form Exhibit E Exhibit required for projects with total cost of more than $10 million June 27, 2023 N/A
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

GREAT Grantee Progress Reporting (July 10) - Get the Slides

GREAT Grant Progress Reporting for Counties (July 14) - Get the Slides