Broadband stimulus grants being announced on rolling basis

Broadband stimulus grant awards are being awarded on a rolling basis, with more coming from the first funding window established by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS), the two federal agencies distributing $7.2 billion set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for broadband projects. The winning projects Vice President Joe Biden announced in December 2009 were only part of what the NTIA would distribute to applicants for the first funding window.

The NTIA labels its share of the money the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). A total of 15 BTOP grants have been awarded, so far, equaling approximately $200 million...