A stimulus workshop debrief: Part two « Knight Center Community Connection

As reported in the first part of our stimulus debriefing, the Knight Center of Digital Excellence continued our participation in the broadband stimulus workshops on July 21 in Minneapolis, Minn. The workshop opened eyes to facets of the application process that may have been glossed over previously. Here are some more key points the workshop stressed:

• Applicants can submit examples of proposals, specifically their methodology, to allow officials to check for weaknesses. However, success will come down to a succinct and well-written application that follows the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) self-scoring checklist. (See pages 38-39 of the BIP application guide for the checklist...)