The Broadband Stimulus is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and intends to provide $7.2 billion for broadband deployments in unserved and underserved areas. The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Service (RUS) and the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have been selected to administrate the funds under their Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and Broadband Technologies Opportunity Program (BTOP). The recently have defined the terms of the dispersion of these funds through the first of potentially three Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA).
Corning Cable Systems is dedicated to helping its customers take advantage of this opportunity. Through this web portal we will provide updates regarding the stimulus package as well as tools to assist you through the process.
Please email us at econstimulusinfo@corning.com for more information on PEs in your area.
Stimulus Advantage Program:
Trust Corning to make the most of your stimulus reward. Corning’s Stimulus Advantage Program allows you to earn points on the dollars you spend for your stimulus project. Use these points toward products, training and much more. Click here to learn more about the Stimulus Advantage Program and how it can benefit you.
Supporting Documents for Applications:
Buy American Statement - Fiber Optic Cable
FTTH Cost and Leadtime Letter
Corning Optical Fiber Specification Overview
Economic Stimulus Information Status as of March 4, 2010 Links:ARRAwww.recovery.gov/RUS and NTIA NOFAwww.broadbandusa.govNTIA BTOPwww.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/RUS BIP www.usda.gov/rus/DUNSwww.dunandbradstreet.com or 1-866-705-5711CCRwww.ccr.gov/StartRegistration.aspx