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Governor Perdue’s Recommendation to NTIA/The BTOP Review Committee Report

The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is a national program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The program makes grants for deploying broadband infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas. The NTIA released the program’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on July 1, 2009, with a due date of August 14, 2009 for the first round of applications. The program is divided into three funding classifications that include: Infrastructure (which includes both middle and last mile programs); Sustainable Broadband Adoption; and Public Computer Center programs. The NTIA hopes to fund at least one BTOP project in every state.

As part of the BTOP evaluation and award process, the NTIA has asked for comments from governors regarding programs that serve "the best interest of the state." These comments were due by October 14. The BTOP Review Committee was established under the Office of Economic Recovery and Investment to advise Governor Perdue on applications on the NTIA’s list of projects serving North Carolina.

The BTOP Committee divided itself into two subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Sustainable Broadband Adoption and Public Computer Centers. The sub-committees read, discussed and ranked all of the applications by their funding category within the BTOP program and reported their findings to Governor Perdue for review.

Below are the letter the Governor submitted to NTIA on North Carolina's recommendations for the first round of BTOP funding and the BTOP review Committee report to the Governor.

Click here for the Governor Perdue's Letter to NTIA

Click here for the BTOP Review Committee Report to Governor Perdue