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The Recovery Act appropriated $7.2
billion and directed the
Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
and The
Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunications Information
Administration (NTIA) 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 result is the RUS Broadband
Initiatives Program (BIP) and the NTIA Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).
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.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Press Release: NTIA and RUS Streamline Programs to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans:
Agencies Plan to Consolidate Final Two Funding Rounds, Seek
Comment on Program Enhancements.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Federal Register Notice: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Joint Request for Information: RUS and NTIA released a joint Request for Information (RFI) seeking comment on further implementation of the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Comments must be received by November 30, 2009. The input the agencies expect to receive from this process is intended to inform the second round of funding.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
NTIA Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning:
NTIA announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband
mapping and planning activities in Alabama, Idaho, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming under
NTIA's State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.
The program, funded by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, will increase broadband access and
adoption through better data collection and broadband
planning.
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Federal Register Notice: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Joint Request for Information.
For details on the definitions and
requirements of the BIP and BTOP programs, please refer to the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Broadband
Initiatives Program and Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program.
(HTML version of NOFA)
For details on the definitions and
requirements of the State Broadband Data and Development
programs, please refer to the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the State
Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.
For details on the "Buy American" waiver for the
NTIA
broadband initiative, please refer to the July 1
Federal Register notice.
For details on the "Buy American" waiver for the RUS
Broadband Initiatives Program, please refer to the July
1
Federal Register notice
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More information about
the FCC's National Broadband Plan is available at
www.broadband.gov.
More information about efforts
regarding the Recovery Act is available at
www.usda.gov/recovery,
www.commerce.gov/recovery and
www.recovery.gov.
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