[1st-mile-nm] Round 2 Broadband Stimulus Update

[Richard Lowenberg]

Please excuse possible multiple postings.   RL

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From: Cummins, Kevin (Tom Udall)
Subject: BTOP workshop webcast & links from NTIA

To All,

Here?s some more information from NTIA that will hopefully help you prepare
your second round broadband stimulus grant applications.

See below for webcast link to tomorrow?s BTOP workshop as well as other
resources already available online.

Even if you were not successful in first round, there?s still plenty of
funding available.  Here?s what RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein recently
said:

"This second round is the big one, folks. This is the Super Bowl of broadband
stimulus funding."

As always, good luck!

Kevin

Kevin Cummins
Office of Sen. Tom Udall


BTOP UPDATE

Just want to make sure you?re aware that the BTOP-related sessions of
tomorrow?s NTIA-RUS grant workshop (in Denver) will be available by LIVE
WEBCAST at www.broadbandusa.gov/workshop.htm .

The workshop will begin at 11am EST tomorrow ? January 29, 2010.   If you
can?t watch it live, it will also be available as an archive at that same
site.  Workshop materials will be available at
www.broadbandusa.gov/workshops.htm.

In addition to attending or viewing a workshop, to help applicants prepare for
Round 2, NTIA urges prospective applicants to:

(1)    study the projects we have already awarded, to see which really hit the
?sweet spot? in terms of what we?re looking for, for infrastructure, PCC
and SBA (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/projects.html)

(2)    especially for infrastructure projects, to study the Round 2 NOFA, which
provides much more detail ? and specific prioritization of elements --
regarding our narrowed focus on Comprehensive Community Infrastructure projects
? i.e., Middle Mile projects that connect anchor institutions, disadvantaged
areas, etc.  (http://www.broadbandusa.gov/files/FedRegNOFA_R2_NTIA.pdf)

(3)    Study grant guidance documents and other materials we?re making
available soon (www.broadbandusa.gov)

A complete list of workshop locations and dates is available at
www.broadbandusa.gov/workshop.htm.



-- 
Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com

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