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<div dir="ltr"><font face="Verdana">See the email below for more information on the rural library grants.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Sincerely,</font></div>
<div><font face="arial">"Ray"</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Rayburne J. Turner</font></div>
<div><font face="arial">SCLA President</font></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Emily Sheketoff [esheketoff@alawash.org]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org; Miguel Figueroa<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jenni Terry; Jacob W. Roberts<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] Rural Library Broadband webcast<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4">More details about the rural library grants</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Department of Agriculture sponsored a webcast this afternoon and one of our consultants listened. He asked a couple of questions. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4">To qualify for this funding, a rural library must:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1. Determine whether the library has received or will receive construction funding from the Community Facilities grant program. There are about 200 libraries
that have received funding from the Community Facilities program (RUS has made the list available on the BIP web site).
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2. Even if a library is on this list, it can only seek funding if there is no terrestrial broadband provider "available" in the service area offering over
768 kbps. If there is a terrestrial broadband provider offering service, then the library is not eligible. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3. If a library is on this list AND there is no broadband provider offering service, then the library must determine if it is within the service area of
a BTOP or BIP awardee (or applicant that will receive funding). RUS staff suggested that the library should use the mapping feature on the BIP web site to determine whether it is in an awardee's service area.
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">4. If it meets all three criteria above, then the library must find out who the BTOP/BIP grant awardee is and submit a co-application with that BTOP/BIP
grant awardee for Rural Library funding. The library does not submit an application by itself. Only the BTOP/BIP awardee in Round 1 or Round 2 may apply for funding, but it can join with the library as co-applicants.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">So the prospects are not high that a library will meet all these criteria, but there may be a few.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phone briefing is that Rachelle Chong was on the call and asked a question because California has 4 libraries
on the list of 200. She asked a question because her staff had trouble determining whether or not they were in the service areas of an awardee.
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