Technology Opportunities Program (TOP)

AGENCY:

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of applications received.

SUMMARY:

On January 5, 2000, in the Federal Register (65 FR 681-688), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the availability of funds for the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) to promote the widespread use of advanced telecommunications and information technologies in the public and non-profit sectors. By providing matching grants for information infrastructure projects, this program will help develop a nationwide, interactive, multimedia information infrastructure that is accessible to all citizens, in rural as well as urban areas. This Notice announces the applications that were received in response to the January 5, 2000, solicitation.

In all, 662 applications were received from forty-eight states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The total amount requested by the applications is $269.6 million.

Notice is hereby given that the program received applications from the following organizations. Identification of any application only indicates its receipt. It does not indicate that it has been accepted for review, that it has been determined to be eligible for funding, or that an application will receive an award.