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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ve just returned from ALA Midwinter and one of the most important
things that I learned was that there will be a 2<sup>nd</sup> round of funding
for broadband initiatives. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The
application process has been streamlined and <i>libraries and other community
anchor institutions have been given priority</i> in the second round… and that
this </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>will expand the opportunities for libraries and other community
anchor institutions to apply and receive funding.</span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>As you can see
from the information below there will be a series of webinars that will help
interested librarians with developing proposals. Also remember the Know your stimulus
website at </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>, </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus"><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus</span></a>
. It provides a wealth of information and has been updated to reflect the new 2<sup>nd</sup>
round.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Don Wood
[mailto:dwood@ala.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> chapcoun@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [chapcoun] Link Fixed: Webinar from ALA WO on Second-round of
broadband stimulus funding gives priority to libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Washington Office will
also host a series of webinars for library applicants. The first webinar,
to be held on Friday, January 22 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., will focus on the
changes between round one and round two with time reserved for a Q&A.
Register for the webinar <a
href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/951534251">https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/951534251</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Finally, <a
href="http://www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus">www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus</a>
will link to important resources developed by NTIA and RUS so that libraries
have access to the most up-to-date official information and resources.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Contact:<a
href="mailto:jterry@alawash.org" target="_blank"> Jenni Terry</a><br>
Press Officer, ALA Washington Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>WASHINGTON, D.C. – The
American Library Association (ALA) says changes made to the second round of
funding for the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
(BTOP) and the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Broadband Initiatives
Program (BIP) will expand the opportunities for libraries and other community
anchor institutions to apply and receive funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>In November, the ALA
filed <a href="../?p=4072">comments</a> to both agencies describing the
challenges faced by library applicants in the first round. Emily Sheketoff,
executive director of the ALA Washington Office, said the association was
pleased to note a number of these comments were incorporated in the round-two
BTOP <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2010/FR_BTOPNOFA_100115.pdf">Notice
of Funds Availability (NOFA)</a> and BIP <a
href="http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/files/RUS%20Round%20Two%20NOFA%20Final.pdf">NOFA</a>,
which were released Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“The round-two NOFAs
recognize the important role libraries play in communities throughout the
country,” Sheketoff said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“The changes to the NOFAs
released Friday reaffirm that advocacy on behalf of libraries can make a
difference. The BTOP NOFA states the application process has been
streamlined making it less burdensome, especially for smaller applicants. We
heard from our members that this was a major hurdle in round one. Libraries
and other community anchor institutions have been given priority in the
second round.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As with the first round
of funding applications, the ALA Washington Office will support library
applications by posting resources and information about this final round of
funding to ALA’s Web site, <a href="http://www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus">www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus</a>.
The Web site will soon include a Resource Library with an overview of the key
changes between the round-one and round-two NOFAs, summaries of the round-one
awarded library projects, case studies of five successfully networked library
systems, and other documents produced by the Washington Office in response to
the new NOFAs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Washington Office
will also host a series of webinars for library applicants. The first
webinar, to be held on Friday, January 22 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., will focus
on the changes between round one and round two with time reserved for a
Q&A. Register for the webinar <a href="../?p=4271">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Finally, <a
href="http://www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus">www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus</a>
will link to important resources developed by NTIA and RUS so that libraries
have access to the most up-to-date official information and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4277">View article...</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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