[RTC List] New BTOP Awards ...

[Sean McLaughlin]

Latest round of announcement has no news for the Redwood Coast...


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 *Note the emphasis on "schools, hospitals, libraries and public safety
offices" below.  About $360M in CCI grants, about $59 Million in PCC grants
and about $62 M in SBA grants.  *

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
*Monday, September 13, 2010*
*News Media Contact:*
*Shannon Gilson, (202) 482-4883, **sgilson at doc.gov*
*SECRETARY LOCKE ANNOUNCES RECOVERY ACT INVESTMENTS TO EXPAND BROADBAND
INTERNET ACCESS AND SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH*
WASHINGTON – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced 35 American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to help bridge the technological
divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and
healthcare across the country. The investments, totaling $482.4 million in
grants, will fund projects that pave the way to bring enhanced high-speed
Internet access to millions of households and businesses and link thousands
of *schools, hospitals, libraries, and public safety offices to the
information superhighway.*
 “In a globalized 21st century economy, when you don’t have regular access
to high-speed Internet, you don’t have access to all the educational,
business and employment opportunities it provides,” Locke said. “These
critical Recovery Act investments will create jobs and lay the groundwork
for long-term sustainable economic growth in communities across America.”
 “These projects will have a real, lasting impact on communities across the
country,” Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA
Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling said. “We are investing in ‘middle
mile’ networks that bring high-speed Internet access to communities and
connect key *anchor institutions, such as schools, libraries, and hospitals.
* We are also investing in projects to improve access and spur Internet
usage and adoption. This allows us to get the most bang for every grant
dollar and award projects that will address communities’ broadband problems
while creating jobs and facilitating  sustainable economic growth.”
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities
Service are administering a nearly $7 billion Recovery Act initiative to
expand access to and adoption of broadband services. NTIA is utilizing
approximately $4 billion of that funding for the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program (BTOP), which provides grants to support the
deployment of broadband infrastructure, enhance and expand public computer
centers, and encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service.
Today’s announcement is part of the second round of BTOP grant award
announcements, which will continue on a rolling basis. NTIA will make all
BTOP awards by September 30, 2010, and has thus far announced 216 BTOP
grants that benefit communities across the nation.
The following grants were announced today:
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*Comprehensive Community Infrastructure awards:***
*Arizona: GovNET LLC*
This $39.3 million grant, with an additional $12.7 million in matching
contributions, will allow GovNET to offer affordable middle-mile broadband
service in Arizona. The project plans to improve broadband access for as
many as 280 community institutions, with a focus on improving public safety,
healthcare delivery, and other critical government services.
*Colorado: Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational Services *
This $100.6 million grant,* *with an additional $34.7 million in matching
contributions, will allow Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational
Services to offer affordable middle-mile broadband service in Colorado, with
a particular focus on serving rural and underserved school districts. The
project plans to improve broadband access for as many as 230 community
institutions.
*Connecticut: Department of Information Technology*
This $93.9 million grant,* *with an additional $23.5 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Connecticut Department of Information
Technology to deploy over 5,500 miles of fiber network to upgrade and expand
existing broadband infrastructure and improve the state’s public safety and
educational services.
*Illinois: Northern Illinois University*
This $46.1 million grant,* *with an additional $22.4 million in matching
contributions, will allow Northern Illinois University to offer affordable
middle-mile broadband service in areas of northwestern Illinois. The project
plans to improve broadband access for more than 500 community institutions.
*Missouri: Sho-Me Technologies, LLC*
This $26.6 million grant,* *with an additional $11.4 million in matching
contributions, will allow Sho-Me Technologies to offer affordable
middle-mile broadband service in Missouri. The project plans to improve
broadband access for as many as 100 community institutions. The project also
plans to foster SmartGrid applications for better-informed and more
efficient energy use in the region.
*Montana: Ronan Telephone Company*
This $13.8 million grant, with an additional $5.9 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Ronan Telephone Company to offer affordable
middle-mile broadband service across northwest Montana, including several
tribal regions and areas of the state with high unemployment rates. The
project plans to improve broadband access for as many as 30 community
institutions.
*Rhode Island: OSHEAN, Inc.*
This $21.7 million grant,* *with an additional $10.7 million in matching
contributions, will allow OSHEAN to offer affordable middle-mile broadband
service in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The project plans to improve
broadband access for as many as 50 community institutions and expand
high-capacity broadband services for higher education, research, remote
healthcare, and economic development and job training uses.
*Tennessee: Onwav, Inc.*
This $5.2 million grant,* *with an additional $1.3 million in matching
contributions, will allow Onwav to offer affordable middle-mile broadband
service in north-central Tennessee. The project plans to improve broadband
access for more than 150 community institutions.
*Texas: Region 18 Education Service Center*
This $11.9 million grant, with an additional $5.3 million in matching
contributions, will allow Region 18 Education Service Center to offer
affordable middle-mile broadband service in Texas. The project plans to
improve broadband access for as many as 200 community institutions.
*Utah: Ute Indian Tribe*

This $1.4 million grant,* *with an additional $630,000 in matching
contributions, will allow the Ute Indian Tribe to offer affordable
middle-mile broadband service for the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah
as well as and nearby areas in the state. The project plans to improve
broadband access for approximately 40 community institutions, enhancing
distance learning, telehealth, and public safety applications.**
*Public Computer Center awards:*
*Alabama: Auburn University*
This $4.6 million grant,* *with an additional $1.2 million in matching
contributions, will allow Auburn University to deploy 1,000 new computer
workstations and upgrade nearly 500 more at 94 rural libraries and 21 high
schools in the state of Alabama. The project also plans to offer over 1,000
online courses for users seeking educational opportunities, along with
distance learning and telemedicine applications.
*Alaska: Alaska Department of Education & Early Development*
This $5.4 million grant,* *with an additional $2.9 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Alaska Department of Education & Early
Development**to enhance public computer centers at 104 libraries statewide
and launch an innovative free public videoconferencing network available to
all Alaska public library users.
*California: Youth Policy Institute, Inc.*
This $5.6 million grant,* *with an additional $1.4 million in matching
contributions, will allow Youth Policy Institute to increase access to
public computer centers by deploying more than 1,500 computer workstations
in 80 public computer centers in California. The project also plans to
provide job training services to residents in the areas with a focus on
predominantly Hispanic communities and high-risk populations.
*Georgia: Professional Resources Management of Rabun, LLC*
This $1.1 million grant,* *with an additional $870,000 in matching
contributions, will allow Professional Resources Management of Rabun, LLC to
deploy30 new workstations in two new computer centers to improve workforce
development, education, and healthcare services in Rabun County, Georgia.
The project also plans to improve access to health information for the
public and launch a videoconferencing telehealth initiative to allow
healthcare providers to interact and share information statewide.
*Kentucky: Louisville-Jefferson County Metro*
This $744,000 grant,* *with an additional $487,000 in matching
contributions, will allow Louisville-Jefferson County Metro to deploy
approximately 130 new workstations in 18 upgraded public computer centers in
Kentucky. The project also plans to hire professional librarians to provide
training services for youth and economically vulnerable populations in
area.
*Missouri: Missouri Department of Higher Education*
This $5 million grant,* *with an additional $1.6 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Missouri Department of Higher Education to expand
a network of public computer centers across the state. The project
plans to establish
and enhance 23 public computer centers in Missouri, with a particular focus
on serving community college students and economically disadvantaged
residents.
*New York: City of New York*
This $13.9 million grant,* *with an additional $7.2 million in matching
contributions, will allow the City of New York to improve public computer
centers by deploying 480 new workstations and upgrading nearly 550 more at
over 90 locations throughout the city, focusing in particular on
high-poverty areas. The project also plans to create after-school programs
and provide test preparation and workforce education for economically
vulnerable communities.
*Ohio: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library*
This $2.2 million grant,* *with an additional $927,000 in matching
contributions, will allow the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library to enhance
andexpand public computer access for Toledo residents by deploying
approximately 110 new computer workstations and upgrading approximately 20
more at two public locations in Ohio. The project also plans to deliver free
education and training classes on health awareness, computer literacy, and
job skills for area residents.
*Texas: City of El Paso*
This $8.4 million grant,* *with an additional $4.6 million in matching
contributions, will allow the City of El Paso to increase public computer
access by deploying 750 new computer workstations and upgrading nearly 650
more in nearly 100 public computer centers in the city. The project also
plans to provide economically vulnerable populations with computer
technology training.
*Texas: Technology for All, Inc.*
This $9.6 million grant,* *with an additional $2.7 million in matching
contributions, will allow Technology for All to enhance public computer
centers across southwest Texas by deploying approximately 500 new
workstations and upgrading 780 more in 70 public computer centers. The
program will also provide access and digital literacy services to low-income
and vulnerable populations.
*Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority*
This $3 million grant,* *with an additional $1.4 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority* *to
establish and upgrade more than 40 public computer centers across the
territory. The project plans to provide access to more than 700 new computer
workstations, 420 of which will be a part of a unique telework program to
train island residents for work-at-home call center jobs.
*Sustainable Broadband Adoption awards:*
*Alabama: Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs*
This $1.2 million grant,* *with an additional $1.2 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Alabama Department of Economic & Community
Affairs to help bridge the digital divide and promote engagement in the
Internet economy throughout the state. The program plans to create a
broadband awareness campaign and interactive training program to foster
demand and educate residents about the benefits of broadband, reaching out
in particular to economically vulnerable populations.

*Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks*

This $4.5 million grant,* *with an additional $2.4 in matching
contributions, will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks to promote
broadband adoption and access across the state. The project will provide
computer skills and broadband awareness training to residents in remote
villages across the state, particularly targeting dozens of Native American
villages that are most in need of improved service and adoption levels.
*California: University of California, Davis*
This $9.1 million grant,* *with an additional $4.7 million in matching
contributions, will allow the University of California, Davis to improve and
expand telehealth service for California residents. The project will promote
 adoption of an existing telehealth broadband network in the state, establish
15 telehealth communities to serve as models for sustainable healthcare
delivery, and equip community anchor facilities with tools and training to
improvehealthcare literacy via broadband access.
*Georgia: Georgia Partnership for Telehealth, Inc.*
This $2.5 million grant,* *with an additional $1.2 million in matching
contributions, will allow Georgia Partnership for Telehealth to connect
community-serving institutions, like hospitals, schools, and public health
departments in the state, by expanding an existing telehealth network to 67
additional community anchor sites. The project also plans to implement a
training and awareness program for residents and rural healthcare providers
to improve healthcare delivery in areas of the state with high levels of
poverty.
*Illinois: MyWay Village, Inc.*
**
This $4.7 million grant, with an additional $2.1 million in matching
contributions, will allow MyWay Village to increase broadband adoption
within the senior communities in Illinois. The project plans to provide
digital literacy training and technical support, offer workforce skill
development particularly targeted for seniors, and increase access to
computers and Internet connections.


*Iowa: Central Iowa Hospital Corporation*
**
This $8.3 million grant, with an additional $6.2 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Central Iowa Hospital Corporation to bring
high-speed broadband capabilities to rural medical facilities across
underserved parts of Iowa and stimulate job creation within the rural health
sector of the state. The project plans to provide 2,400 hours of teacher-led
training each year for approximately 7,900 residents in the region over the
three-year life of the project.


*Massachusetts: City of Boston*
**
This $4.3 million grant, with an additional $1.5 million in matching
contributions, will allow the City of Boston to increase broadband adoption
in low-income areas of the city by expanding access to computer equipment as
well as providing computer skills and broadband awareness training to as
many as 4,200 residents over the life of the project.


*Maine: Axiom Technologies, LLC*
**
This $1.4 million grant, with an additional $445,000 in matching
contributions, will allow Axiom Technologies, LLC to increase broadband
adoption in Maine by providing broadband training, access, equipment, and
support to community-serving institutions and economically vulnerable
populations in the state. The project also intends to launch a pilot project
to help local industries and small businesses utilize broadband
technologies.


*Michigan: Eastern UP Intermediate School District*
This $3.2 million grant,* *with an additional $1.3 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School
District to spur broadband adoption among economically disadvantaged
students in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula by providing 3,500 computers
and supporting software to economically disadvantaged students.
*New York: City of New York*
This $6 million grant,* *with an additional $2.5 million in matching
contributions, will allow the City of New York to help at-risk students
develop skills to graduate and successfully transition to college or a
career by providing them with computer training, refurbished computer
equipment, and expanded Internet access at home for the students and their
families.**

*New York: Wildwood Programs, Inc.*

This $845,000 grant,* *with an additional $259,000 in matching
contributions, will allow Wildwood Programs to upgrade broadband services
and deploy videoconferencing and other technology tools to 75 facilities in
upstate New York. The project will focus in particular on human service
organizations that serve people with disabilities in the area.
*Pennsylvania: The Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition*
This $11.8 million grant,* *with an additional $5.6 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition
to address the lag in broadband adoption in urban Philadelphia. The project
will conduct strategic outreach, access, and training programs for residents
with no or limited at-home access, focusing in particular on the most
economically and socially vulnerable populations.

*Texas: Mexican Institute of Greater Houston, Inc.*

This $2 million grant,* *with an additional $596,000 in matching
contributions, will allow the Mexican Institute of Greater Houston to
increase broadband adoption by creating outreach, awareness, and training
programs in the area that will target Hispanic and minority communities, as
well as conduct technology training sessions in Spanish for students and
their families.
*Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority*
This $2.5 million grant, with an additional $1.2 million in matching
contributions, will allow the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority
to increase
broadband subscribership and stimulate job growth in the U.S. Virgin Islands
by providing digital literacy and job-skills training as well as launching a
telework program with special training for job-seekers in the region.
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