January 15, 2024 Public Appeal for Proposals Concerning Project on Regional Cable TV Network Development

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has decided to make a public solicitation for proposals on the Project on Regional Cable TV Network Development from Monday, January 15 through Friday, February 2, 2024.
This solicitation will be conducted before the budget is finalized for fiscal 2024 in order to start the subsidy project promptly once the budget is established. Therefore, depending on the budget situation, the contents of the project may be subject to change in the future.

1. Project subject to public solicitation

• Under fiscal 2023 initial budget: Disaster Resistance Enhancement Project by Using Optical Cable TV to Establish New Daily Lives
• Under FY2024 initial budget: Proposals Concerning Project on Regional Cable TV Network Development)

2. Project overview

(1) Implementing entities
Municipalities, entities collaborating with municipalities, third-sector corporations, or successor businesses.
(2) Project content
As per Article 3 (2) 1 of the Subsidy Grant Guidelines for Project on Regional Cable TV Network Development (hereafter referred to as “Grant Guidelines”)

3. Submission deadline and submission methods of proposal documents

(1) Submission deadline
From Monday, January 15, and no later than Friday, February 2, 2024
(2) Submission methods
Prepare the proposal documents in accordance with the Grant Guidelines and Solicitation Guidelines (see the attachment) and submit them using one of the following methods.

• Submit the electronic data of the application documents to the Regional Bureau of Telecommunications or Okinawa Office of Telecommunications, whichever has jurisdiction over the applicant’s location, by email or a large-capacity file transfer system designated by MIC.)
• Submission through the grant application system (JGrants)
  https://www.jgrants-portal.go.jp/

4. Others

For more details, refer to the Solicitation Guidelines (see the attachment). If you wish to implement a project plan utilizing the initial budget of fiscal 2023, inquire at the Regional Bureau of Telecommunications or Okinawa Office of Telecommunications, whichever has jurisdiction over your location, regardless of this solicitation.

*The published material is in Japanese only.