Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program

The TIIAP program is part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the Department of Commerce. The TIIAP program provides matching grants to state and local governments, health care providers, school districts, libraries, universities, social service organizations, public safety services and other non-profit entities to help them access and use new telecommunications technologies. Grants are awarded after a competitive merit review process. A short summary of TIIAP provides details.

What's New at TIIAP? - Check here for new additions to the TIIAP web site.

The 1995 Grant Round

The deadline for Letters of Intent, which were required from all applicants, passed on March 23. TIIAP received more than 4000 letters of intent !! We are looking forward to reading the full proposals.

TIIAP's database of Letters of Intent for the 1995 Grant Round is now available on-line.

• The 1995 Notice of Availability of Funds and 1995 Application Guidelines are available in a variety of file formats. The 1995 Notice of Availability of Funds was published in the Federal Register on Friday, February 10 under the Docket Number: 950124024-502401, Part Number 11. The Notice of Availability of Funds puts forth TIIAP's evaluation criteria and definitions for the 1995 grant round, and the Application Guidelines provide detailed information for prospective applicants including copies of the required Federal forms.
• TIIAP held six Regional Outreach Workshops this spring - in Charleston (South Carolina), Omaha (Nebraska), Richmond (Virginia), Portland (Oregon), Albany (New York) and Austin (Texas). The workshops were extremely successful and well-attended, as well as an excellent experience for us here at TIIAP. Over 650 people attended our last workshop in Austin, Texas! The workshops followed a general agenda with speakers and facilitators ; they provided an overview of TIIAP's role and goals, a detailed discussion of the 1995 application materials, a review of the 1994 TIIAP grants, and focus groups on specific subject areas. Visit our Virtual Outreach Workshop to see the slide presentations!
• Do you have questions about TIIAP? Our list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) may have answers.
• Contact information for a wide range of Federal programs that support networking in K-12 education.

Review of the 1994 Grant Round

The following documents on the 1994 grant round are available here:

• Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown's Speech on October 12 announcing the TIIAP 1994 Awards.
• The list of 1994 TIIAP Grant Recipients (7 Kbytes).
• The Breakdown by Subject Category of the 1994 grants.
• Short descriptions and contact information for the 1994 grants listed alphabetically by State (87 Kbytes).
• Short descriptions and contact information for the 1994 grants listed by Subject Category (87 Kbytes).
• Procedures for requesting copies of successful 1994 applications from TIIAP.
• The 1994 TIIAP grant recipients are conducting many exciting projects - explore the Web sites of some of the 1994 Grant Recipients!

General TIIAP Information

• Meet the TIIAP Staff!
  • Pictures of the TIIAP staff. (10 GIF files of approximately 20 Kbytes each)
• How to reach us at TIIAP:

  Electronic Mail:

  tiiap@ntia.doc.gov

  Anonymous File Transfer (FTP):

  ftp.ntia.doc.gov/pub/otia/tiiap

  Gopher:

  gopher.ntia.doc.gov. Login as gopher, and follow the NTIA Grant Programs link.

  Facsimile: (202) 501-5136

  Mailing Address:

  Telecommunications & Information Infrastructure Assistance Program

  National Telecommunications & Information Administration

  U.S. Department of Commerce

  14th & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 6043

  Washington, D.C. 20230

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