Can't meet the broadband stimulus extended deadline? There's still hope — WIMAX

As thousands of organizations wrap up their applications in hopes of securing their piece of the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding, there are thousands more that are finding themselves unable to meet the application deadline. Even after the deadline was extended from August 14 to August 20, many WISPs, service providers and operators still struggled to pull together the extensive applications and meet all the requirements necessary to apply. And unfortunately, many of these organizations believe that they are missing out on their only opportunity to seek funding for their broadband networks. If you or your organization have missed the deadline, fear not - there are still a lot of options for securing funding for your networks.

As anyone who has reviewed the application process for securing stimulus funds knows, the process is quite lengthy and requires a good deal of resources to complete. And given the relatively short period of time between when applications were open and the deadline, it is no wonder that many organizations had difficulty pulling together all of the information, network designs, approvals/certifications, etc. required in order to apply on time. But it is important to keep in mind that this is not the only deadline for federal broadband stimulus funding - and it is equally important to realize that the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money is not the only funding available for broadband networks...