[Scla-list] FW: [alacro-l] ALA Washington Office Assistance for Round 2 of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program

[Gilson, Thomas V]

Here is some information from ALA for those of you who might thinking
about BTOP proposals.

Tom

 

From: Emily Sheketoff [mailto:esheketoff at alawash.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:21 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] ALA Washington Office Assistance for Round 2 of BTOP

 

Greetings,

 

Round one of the stimulus funding under the BTOP program provided an
outstanding opportunity for libraries to think about their broadband
needs and develop project proposals to reflect that thinking. ALA's
Washington Office was proud to be a partner in many library's efforts in
the summer of 2009, providing resources, training and more to assist
library applicants. We have been gratified to see libraries among the
early recipients of round one funding, and we anticipate we will hear
about many more over the next few weeks.

 

While we wait for more results from round one, we are thinking ahead to
how we can best support library applicants in the next (and likely
FINAL) round of funding. Here's what we know, and what you can expect.

 

*       The Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) will likely be released
in late January/early February 2010. We don't know how long the
application window will be, though 4-6 weeks seems like a safe estimate.

*       Over the next few weeks, we will be posting (to
ala.org/knowyourstimulus) summaries of library projects that were
awarded funding in the first round. We hope that these summaries of
successful proposals will stimulate thinking about projects for the
second round and provide insight on how successful applicants handled
some of the thornier issues of BTOP.

*        I will report to the Chapter Relations meeting at Midwinter on
Saturday, January 16 at 2 PM.

*       Once we have had a chance to review the NOFA, we will develop
and post documents (again, to ala.org/knowyourstimulus) that will
support applicants (much like we did in the first round).

*       We will also host a series of webinars that will provide an
opportunity to discuss issues and answer questions. 

 

We will keep you updated - by emails like this, through the District
Dispatch blog, and on ala.org/knowyourstimulus - as we plan learning
opportunities and develop resources.

 

Thank you,

 

Emily Sheketoff

 

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