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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Forwarded from the NINCH list. Judy ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: "Judith S. Sparrow", INTERNET:[log in to unmask] TO: Multiple recipients of list, INTERNET:[log in to unmask] DATE: 1/27/97 3:31 PM RE: 1997 TIIAP NINCH ANNOUNCE January 27, 1997 1997 TIIAP AWARDS PROGRAM: APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 27 Below is the announcement of the TIIAP Awards Program for 1997. This is an extremely important awards program offering great opportunities to this community. ********************************************************************* SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS ELIGIBLE FOR INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY GRANTS Potential Applicants Encouraged to Participate in Regional Workshops WASHINGTON, DC -- Some $18.5 million dollars in grants will be awarded in 1997 under the Commerce Department's Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) for outstanding projects that address specific needs of communities across the country, the department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said in announcing that it will begin accepting applications for the 1997 awards next week. The deadline for submitting applications is March 27,1997. This year's priorities will include funding outstanding projects that identify specific problems or needs in a community, use information infrastructure services and technologies to offer concrete solutions, and target measurable outcomes. Non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, and all non-federal governmental entities are eligible to apply, the department said. "Through this grant program, the Clinton Administration is working to make sure that all Americans have access to the benefits of the Information Age," said Larry Irving, assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and administrator of NTIA. "Everyone interested in making sure their community is prepared for the 21st Century should attend a TIIAP workshop and join with others in their community to submit a grant application." TIIAP, a highly-competitive, merit-based grant program, provides seed money for innovative, practical projects that extend the benefits of advanced telecommunications and information technology to rural and urban underserved Americans. Since its inception in 1994, the information infrastructure grant program has awarded more than $79 million in matching grant funds. Conceived as part of the President's National Information Infrastructure (NII) initiative, TIIAP has leveraged more than $133 million in local matching funds. TIIAP projects funded in previous years are providing innovations in education; helping create more responsive public institutions; enhancing economic development in rural and disadvantaged areas; and increasing access to health care. NTIA will hold a series of regional Outreach Workshops to discuss the TIIAP program, introduce the 1997 TIIAP grant round, and discuss program funding priorities and application requirements. This is a key opportunity for interested parties to understand the TIIAP goals and process and meet representatives of other organizations interested in the TIIAP program. The Outreach Workshops will be held on February 14, in Alexandria, Virginia; February 19, in Nashua, New Hampshire; February 26, in Chicago, Illinois; March 4, in New Orleans, Louisiana; and March 6, in Phoenix, Arizona. Information about the program's regulations and procedures can be found in the Notice of Availability of Grant Funds, published in the Federal Register on January 27, 1997. For more information about TIIAP and the Outreach Workshops, call (202) 482-2048, or e-mail to [log in to unmask], or via the Internet at http://www.ntia.doc.gov. TIIAP is administered by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). NTIA serves as the principal adviser to the President, Vice President and Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international communications and information issues and represents the Executive Branch before the Congress, other Federal agencies, foreign governments and international organizations. From: "Judith S. Sparrow" <[log in to unmask]>