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Ropes & Gray LLPARRA FundingCategoryProgram NameFunding Details Released to DateAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Stimulus Funding ImplementationDepartment/Sub agencyTotal FederalFunds Availablethrough ARRAFundingMechanismEligibleEntitiesImplementation Steps Taken to DateDesignates Deadline PassedImportant ReferencesBroadbandTechnologyOpportunitiesProgram (BTOP)BroadbandTechnologyOpportunitiesProgram(BTOP)● $4.7 billion is provided by ARRA toNational Telecommunications and InformationAdministration (NTIA) for the general purposeof accelerating deployment and adoption ofbroadband services in rural areasDept. ofCommerce/NTIA$4,700,000,000 TBA TBA● USDA, FCC, and Department of Commerceheld a kickoff meeting on March 10, 2009.● PublicMeetingsAgendas &Transcripts:http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/meetings.html● ARRA also allows NTIA to transfer funds tothe Federal Communication Commission(FCC) for the purpose of creating a nationalbroadband plan. Funds must be awarded bySeptember 30, 2010● NTIA launched its website for broadbandopportunities.● NITABroadbandWebsite:http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/→ ARRA provides $250 million toNTIA to fund innovative broadbandprograms to encourage sustainableadoption of broadband serviceDept. ofCommerce/NTIA$250,000,000CompetitiveGrants● USDA and NTIA held six joint publicmeetings and solicited public comment. Thepublic comment period closed on April 13,2009.● PublicComments:http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/comments.cfm→ ARRA provides $350 million toimplement the Broadband DataImprovement Act (Pub. L. No. 110-385)and to develop and maintain abroadband inventory mapDept. ofCommerce/NTIA$350,000,000 TBA TBA● Mark Seifert of NTIA testified on April 2,2009 before the Subcommittee onCommunications, Technology, and the Internetof the U.S. House Committee on Energy andCommerce regarding broadband programsunder ARRA. Seifert testified that one of thegoals of the program is to ensure that hospitals,among other facilities, have high-speed access.● Seifert'sWrittenTestimony:http://www.ntia.doc.gov/congress/2009/NTIA_Seifert_Testimony_20090402.pdf● Seifert also testified during the hearing thatNTIA is working with the FCC, as well as RuralUtilities Service (RUS), to coordinatebroadband programs. The agency is workingwith RUS to create a common application formto allow entities to file grant applications withboth the USDA and the Department ofCommerce.Updated as of October 30, 2009 Page 48