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Broadband Technology in the Federal Stimulus Package

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on March 27, 2009 at 8:51:49 am
 

The $787 billion American Recovery & Reinvestment Act includes $7.2 billion in competitive broadband grants/loans to build and improve high-speed networks in underserved and unserved areas. 

 

Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration -- $4.7 billion

NTIA Broadband Grants Website

NTIA program in plain English

Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service -- $2.5 billion

USDA  RUS  Broadband Grants/Loans WebsiteUSDA  RUS  Broadband Grants/Loans Website

RUS Program in plain English

 

Benton Foundation Summary of both NTIA and RUS programs

Benton's ARRA calendar http://benton.org/initiatives/tracking_legislation/stimulus_law_events

 

Health IT provisions of ARRA

 

Misc technology initiatives in ARRA


Suggest your project to the Governor's Office:

http://www.recovery.illinois.gov

Track the stimulus:

http://www.shovelwatch.org/

http://www.stimuluswatch.org/

http://www.propublica.org/feature/track-the-stimulus-decoder-ring-included

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