The document outlines the organizational structure and functions of the Rural Utilities Service Telecommunications Program. It describes the responsibilities of the loan and grant origination, portfolio management and risk assessment, and policy and outreach divisions. It provides statistics on funding and progress of the Broadband Initiative Program and previews plans to launch an electronic loan application system.

3. Assistant Administrator
Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Director
of Operations
Deputy Assistant
Administrator,
Loan/Grant Origination
GFR Branch
GFR Branch
Financial Operations
Branch
Engineering Branch
Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Portfolio
Management and Risk
Assessment
Post-Loan Servicing
Division Financial
Operations Branch
Portfolio Management
Financial Operations
Branch
Post-Loan Servicing
Engineering Branch 1
Post-Loan Servicing
Engineering Branch 2
Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Policy
and Outreach
Policy and Outreach
Branch
Engineering Branch
RUS
Telecom
Program

4. Loan and Grant Origination:
 Process all Loan & Grant Applications (Infrastructure,
Broadband, Community Connect, DLT, PTV, Weather
Radio)
 Conduct grant competitions for Community Connect
& DLT
 Prepare Loan and Grant Agreements

5. Portfolio Management &
Risk Analysis
 Close Loan and Grant Awards
 Process all Loan and Grant
requests for funds
 Process all construction
documents
 Process design/budget revisions
 Perform Risk Assessments of Loan
and Grant Portfolio
 Complete Loan Modifications
 Process mergers and acquisitions
 Process lien accommodations,
distribution requests and other
loan security issues and requests
 Close loan and grant awards
 Monitor financial and compliance
reports (DCS/BCAS)
 Perform Unliquidated Obligation
reviews
 Identify and manage trouble
borrowers before monetary
default
 Follow-up on environmental
requirements
 Review loan Fund Accounting
Audits

6. Policy and Outreach
 Prepare NOFAs for loan and
grant programs
 Prepare new and revised
regulations
 Prepare Agency Reports
 Maintain contact with Trade
Organizations and other
Stakeholders
 Plan Outreach events to
support Agency goals
 Prepare staff instruction
 Manage IT projects
 Manage GAO/OIG audits
 Handle borrowers in monetary
default
 Website Management
 Manage Business Process
Improvement
 Manage FOIA requests
 Develop construction
standards, regulations and
contracts
 Manage OMB requests
 Analyze industry technology
trends

7. Our FY 2015 Vision and Purpose…..
In the next 6 months we will connect as
many rural Americans as possible to
enhanced broadband services through
our loan and grant programs with a
special focus on advancing all
Broadband Initiative Program (BIP)
funds by September 30, 2015.

8. BIP Status
 Active Infrastructure awards: 255
 Infrastructure Awards Closed Out: 49
 Total funds advanced: $2.53B
 Total funds remaining to be advanced: $536M

9. BIP Stats
64,000 Fiber Miles Deployed
1,800 Wireless Access Points Deployed
225,000 Subscribers Connected
247 Operational or Partially
Operational Projects

10. FY 2015 Budget
Community Connect: $10 million
DLT: $19 million
Infrastructure Program :$690 million
Broadband Program: $24 million new and
$31 million carryover

11. Improving Loan Processing Times
Fiscal year # of loans Total
amount
Shortest
time
Longest
time
Overall
average
2013 13 $196 million 2.3 months 22.8 months 11.7 months
2014 13 $214 million 2 months 18 months 6.8 months
2015
(through
3/20)
12 app’d
5 in DC
~20-25 in
the field
$191 million
$54 million
~250
million
3.3 months 7.4 months Goal-5.5
months
Actual: 5
months
2016 Goal-4
months

12. Coming soon! – Electronic Loan Application
System
Security
Presentation
Integration &
Business
Process
Orchestration
Business
Assets and
Services
Data and
Information
Security
Presentation
Portal
Common Presentation Framework
Forms Web
Web Server
Portlet Mobile Thick Client
Common Interface
Integration
Business
Process
Orchestration
Business
Service
Internal
Workflow
Add a
Doc.
Account
Services
Enterprise Information Integration
Data Service Data Service Data Service Data Service
Business Assets & Services
Business Rules
Common Application Legacy Business Service Imaging
Environmental Req Account Services GIS Internal Workflow
Software Infrastructure
Services
Logging
Configuration
Auditing
Security
Authorization
CLP Enterprise Application Reference Architecture – 3D Layers Representation
Error
Handling
Enterprise Data Management
MDM Legacy Operational BIReference DW
LayerSecurity
External
Services
(to CLP)
Cloud
Data Service(s)
Cloud Business
Service(s)
Credit Report
CAIVRS
SAVE
Social Security
Census Data
Engineering
Report
[…]
External USDA
Service
External RD
Service
Address
Verification
[…]
Document Assembly

13. Electronic Loan Application System
Web Based – Service All RUS Programs
Traditional and Broadband Loans
Currently under testing by staff
Webinars: March 19 and March 27
Roll out: TBD

14. Questions
Shawn B. Arner
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Loan Origination and Approval Division
Telecommunications Program
Rural Utilities Service
Email: shawn.arner@wdc.usda.gov
Phone: 202.720.0800