[Imc-web] Re: [Imc-bookkeeper] Re: Fwd: [MADCoList] broadband stimulus

Tue Apr 7 14:25:11 CDT 2009

I would like to bring interested IMCistas up to speed on this.  Can
interested folks come to IMC Finance meeting this Thursday at 5:30 pm?

- Danielle

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Nicole Pion <nicole at ucimc.org> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> Seems like the best way to proceed is to figure out who the key players are
> here in Urbana and get involved.  Does anyone know who this is and how we
> can start working with them?
>
> Nicole
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Danielle Chynoweth wrote:
>> > I think the IMC should apply for broadband stimulus money in the
>> > November round.  Yes, the cities are asking for a big project to wire
>> > everything.  We should submit a smaller proposal as well to be
>> > considered.  Nicole, when you get a chance, take a look at the link
>> below.
>>
>> My recommendation would be to apply as a core partner on whatever the city
>> pulls
>> together.  Having been integrally involved in this (I was one of the folks
>> NTIA
>> asked to testify at their public hearings), I can tell you that the best
>> guess
>> is that our chances will be bolstered by combining forces with others in
>> our area.
>>
>> And there is funding that is statutorily earmarked for particular uses
>> that the
>> IMC would fit to a tee.  One key example: "$200,000,000 shall be for
>> competitive
>> grants for expanding public computer center capacity." I would also
>> recommend
>> not waiting until November if at all possible.  Far better to get our foot
>> in
>> the door as quickly as possible -- which would mean opening up lines of
>> communications with the city (and other key local groups) immediately.
>>
>> --Sascha
>>
>> > - Danielle
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: *Wally Bowen* <wallyb at main.nc.us <mailto:wallyb at main.nc.us>>
>> > Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:42 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [MADCoList] broadband stimulus
>> > To: Danielle Chynoweth <chyn at ojctech.com <mailto:chyn at ojctech.com>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Nan -- Nonprofit organizations are already eligible for NTIA and RUS
>> > broadband stimulus grants.  Community media centers are ideally
>> positioned
>> > for this funding.
>> >
>> > Here's a good summary of the BB stimulus funding programs:
>> >
>> > http://www.baller.com/pdfs/Baller_Herbst_Stimulus_2-19-09.pdf
>> >
>> > We also know that there will be three staggered application windows for
>> > NTIA (and most likely for RUS):  June, November, and May 2010 (these are
>> > still approximations until the final RFP is published).  So this gives
>> > community media orgs time to plan a nonprofit BB network.
>> >
>> > I will be posting a "how to" guide later today.
>> >
>> > wally
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Wally Bowen, Executive Director
>> > Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN)
>> > http://www.main.nc.us
>> > WPVM-LP  103.5 FM
>> > http://www.wpvm.org
>> > IndyLink Access & Webhosting
>> > http://www.indylink.org
>> > 828.255.0182  ext. 109
>> >
>> > On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, Nan Rubin wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>  I've been trying to follow all the broadband stimulus news, but it's
>> > been a little hard to keep track.
>> >>
>> >> is it too late to propose other eligible entities for the grants,
>> > besides "libraries and community colleges"?
>> >>
>> >> i think we need to propose that community media centers and similar
>> > groups be able to apply.
>> >>
>> >> many have been serving as ISPs and local networking hubs, and could be
>> > perfectly capable of building out and managing such services, esp. in
>> > rural areas.
>> >>
>> >> what agency/dept is soliciting this input?
>> >>
>> >> thanks,
>> >> Nan Rubin
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> * * * * * * *
>> >> Nan Rubin
>> >> Community Media Services
>> >> 4700 Broadway # 2J
>> >> NYC  NY  10040  USA
>> >> 212-569-3391
>> >>
>> >> "The first hurdle is the people who
>> >> will not accept the change that's already
>> >> happened."  -- Joss Whedon
>> >>
>> >>
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> Nicole Pion
> Outreach and Development Adviser
> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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