Interested in Stimulus Funds? Start Planning NOW!

I have not seen much commentary on this but any company hoping to obtain simulus funds must submit basic information by August 4th, according to the NOFA.

Electronic applications must be submitted between July 14, 2009, at
8 a.m. ET and 5 p.m. ET on August 14, 2009...Paper submissions must be postmarked no later than August 14, 2009, or hand-delivered no later than 5 p.m. ET on August 14, 2009.

The NTIA and RUS prefer electronic applications, saying that electronic applications will be judged faster.

Applicants must have a DUNS number and must be in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (I'll describe how to do this in a later post).

Applicants have to provide a business plan including milestones and a description of offerings and their service area in step one. The business plan must cover at least 15 other topic areas, but the requirements are slightly different for the RUS and NTIA programs.

More later -- but start making plans now!