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Press Release: Commerce Awards Recovery Act Broadband Expansion Grants Totaling $63 Million: NTIA announced grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) provides grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, enhance and expand public computer centers, and encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. (Print version PDF 115KB)
- BTOP project information
Posted January 20, 2010

• Press Release: NTIA and USDA’s RUS Announce Availability of $4.8 Billion in Recovery Act Funding to Bring Broadband to More Americans. (PDF Print Version 108Kb)
• Fact Sheet: (Acrobat PDF 122Kb)

January 15, 2010

Press Release: NTIA and RUS Announce Online Tool for Prospective Broadband Stimulus Applicants: NTIA and RUS announced the launch of BroadbandMatch, a new online tool to facilitate partnerships among prospective applicants to the agencies’ broadband grant and loan programs. BroadbandMatch allows potential applicants to find partners for broadband projects, helping them to combine expertise and create stronger proposals. (Print version Acrobat PDF 118 KB)
Posted January 7, 2010

White House Press Release: Vice President Biden Kicks Off $7.2 Billion Recovery Act Broadband Program Joined by Governor Perdue, Vice President Announces an Initial $183 Million in Awards to Expand Broadband Access in Seventeen States. BTOP Project Information.
December 17, 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 (Acrobat PDF 108 Kb)
November 10, 2009

Press Release: Commerce and Agriculture Announce Strong Demand for First Round of Funding to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans: Nearly 2,200 Diverse Applications Submitted for Share of $4 Billion in Funding to Expand Broadband Access and Adoption. (Acrobat PDF 98 Kb)
August 27, 2009

White House Press Release: Vice President Biden Launches Initiative to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans
July 1, 2009