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

Tue Apr 7 15:56:21 CDT 2009

I'll be there - that works for me.
Nicole

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Danielle Chynoweth <chyn at ojctech.com> wrote:

> 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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-- 
Nicole Pion
Outreach and Development Adviser
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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