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: Before You Apply
- Step 2: Determine Eligibility
- Step 3: Prepare for Competitive Bidding
- Step 4: Request Services
- Step 5: Evaluate Bids/Select SP
- Step 6: Submit Funding Requests
- Step 7: Initiate Invoicing
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Consortia
- Consortia 101
- Consultants
- Authorizations
- Site and Service Substitutions
- Step 1: Before You Apply
- Step 2: Organize a Consortium
- Step 3: Determine Eligibility
- Step 4: Prepare for Competitive Bidding
- Step 5: Request Services
- Step 6: Evaluate Bids/Select SP
- Step 7: Submit Funding Requests
- Step 8: Initiate Invoicing
- Step 9: Submit Annual Report
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Service Providers
- FCC Form 498
- Step 1: Determine Eligibility
- Step 2: Respond to Service Requests
- Step 3: Sign Service Agreement
- Step 4: Review FCL
- Step 5: Invoice USAC
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