Notice of Funds Availability Fact Sheets
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Local Governments Applying* for Funding from the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program
County applying or planning to apply
1 Municipality in the County applying or planning to apply
2 Municipalities in the County applying or planning to apply
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Timeline
Due Diligence Review and State Consultation
September 14, 2009 - October 15, 2009
Substantially Complete Set of Broadband Availability Data Due for State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program (SBDDP)
November 1, 2009
Begin Announcing First Round of BTOP Awards
November 2009
Round Two BTOP Request for Information (RFI)
Fall 2009
Round Two BTOP NOFA Released Winter 2009
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Timeline (cont’d)
All Awards for First BTOP Round Announced
December 31, 2009
Substantially Complete Set of All Broadband Mapping Data Due for SBDDP
February 1, 2010
Complete Set of All Broadband Mapping Data Due for SBDDP
March 1, 2010
Round Three BTOP RFI Released Winter/Spring 2010
Round Three BTOP NOFA Released Spring 2010
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Timeline (cont’d)
All BTOP Funds Awarded September 30, 2010*
Broadband Map Posted to Website February 17, 2011*
Substantial Completion of All Gant Projects September 30, 2012*
Phase 3: Final Program Audits Shut-down September 30, 2014
*statutory deadlines
One Person’s Success LikelihoodSHLB Coalition:
BTOP/BIP Applications – First Round
Prepared August 28, 2009
Program Applications Money Requested (in billions)
Money Available (in billions)
$ Available/$ Requested
Infrastructure (Likelihood of success)
NTIA only 260 $5.4 $1.6
RUS only 400 $5.0 $2.4
Joint NTIA/RUS 830 $12.8
TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
APPLICATIONS1490 $23.2 $4.0 17.2%
Sustainable Adoption 320 $2.5 $0.15 6%
Computing Centers 360 $1.9 $0.05 2.6%
Total 2170 $27.6 $4.2
For More Information, please contact John Windhausen, Coordinator of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition at (202) 256-9616 or at [email protected]
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