Everyone,

I attended a meeting led by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments today regarding BTOP grants. For those of you unfamiliar with them details are here:

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/

These grants are part of the Stimulus Plan and contain many facets. One of those facets is Sustainable Broadband Adoption. This is essentially making people literate in the use of broadband technology. Sound familiar? This is what PEG stations have been doing for some time now - provide community media resources and information. This is the new day for technology, and it's my belief we should be looking to be involved.

NCTV hopes to present itself as a source for training in these types fo technology and acquire operational funding from the grant for doing so. Are there other centers that are interested? If so, please respond soon, as the deadline for Round 2 of this funding is only five weeks away.

Al