> -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Stewart [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 3:45 PM > To: Sharon Stewart > Subject: OCBO Alert: NTIA/RUS Broadband Workshops > Importance: High > > Dear Colleagues: > > The Recovery Act appropriated $7.2 billion and directed the Department > of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) > <http://www.usda.gov/rus/> and The Department of Commerce's National > Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) > <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/> to expand broadband access > to unserved and underserved communities across the U.S., increase jobs, > spur investments in technology and infrastructure, and provide long- > term > economic benefits. The RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the > NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) resulted from > this ambitious directive. BIP will make loans and grants for broadband > infrastructure projects in rural areas. BTOP will provide grants to > fund broadband infrastructure, public computer centers and sustainable > broadband adoption projects. > In the next several days, NTIA and RUS will be co-hosting technical > assistance workshops for the 2nd round of grant applications for the > BTOP grant program in various cities. These workshops are aimed at > helping prospective applicants better understand the mission, scope, > process and requirements of the BTOP and BIP grants and loans. In > addition, NTIA will host outreach events in San Antonio (Jan. 31st), > Detroit (Feb. 4th) and Atlanta (Feb. 11th) the day before the technical > assistance workshops in these cities. > Please check out the information on the links provided for more > details. > If you have questions or require additional information, please contact > OCBO at (202) 419-0990. > http://www.broadbandusa.gov/ > http://www.broadbandusa.gov/workshop.htm > > Best regards, > Thomas A. Reed > Director, Office of Communications Business Opportunities > Federal Communications Commission > 202.418.0531 (direct) > 202.418.0235 (facsimile) > [email protected] > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2654 - Release Date: > 01/29/10 09:08:00
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