[Imc-web] Fwd: Public Forum on Local Big Broadband Proposal - Sat. Sept. 26 @ 12:30

[Nicole Pion]

Done!  I've become an expert at posting things thanks to the AmeriCorps
position postings.
Nicole

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Danielle Chynoweth <chyn at ojctech.com>wrote:

> Can anyone post this to the UCIMC site?  I am so busy I can't even see the
> light of day.  yes, I know it only takes 10 minutes. - Danielle
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Danielle Chynoweth <chyn at ucimc.org>
> Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:02 AM
> Subject: Public Forum on Local Big Broadband Proposal - Sat. Sept. 26 @
> 12:30
> To: cuoa-announce at lists.chambana.net, cuoa-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>
>
> *Public Forum on Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Proposal*
> *Saturday, September 26, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. *
> in the Urbana Council Chambers, 400 S Vine, Urbana
>
> The Champaign-Urbana Cable Television and Telecommunications Commission’s
> Broadband Access Committee is hosting a public forum to discuss the
> Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) proposal.  The forum will present the
> public with an overview of the proposals and provide the opportunity to ask
> questions and make comments.
>
> Read the proposal and summary docs:
> http://cuopenaccess.org/content/uc2b-proposal
>
> The UC2B proposal seeks a total of $28.3 million dollars to improve
> broadband/Internet service and bolster public computing resources in our
> community.  If the grant is approved, Federal, State, and local dollars will
> be used to provide low-cost Internet services to underserved neighborhoods,
> network essential community agencies, support 46 public computing centers,
> and create dozens of new jobs in our community.
>
> A consortium made up of the cities of Champaign and Urbana, and the
> University of Illinois worked together on the proposal, and each would
> contribute significant funding to the project.  The Broadband Access
> Committee advised the consortium on the grant applications, facilitated
> public education, and gathered public input used in the proposals.
>
> In August, the State of Illinois approved a $3.5 million dollar grant for
> the project, contingent on Federal grant approval.  The UC2B grant
> application was filed with the Federal government in August, and the
> consortium hopes to hear whether the application made the first round of
> cuts this fall.  Final award notification is not expected until the end of
> the year.
>
>
>
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Nicole Pion
Outreach and Development Adviser
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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