BTOP Award Announced

See below for great news for the participating institutions.  Twelve of the 38 partners are NETLS libraries, they are:

Atlanta Public Library
Bertha Voyer Memorial Library (Honey Grove)
Ferris Public Library
Gilbreath Memorial Library (Winnsboro)
Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library
Lee Public Library (Gladewater)
Palestine Public Library
Rita & Truett Smith Public Library (Wylie)
Sachse Public Library
Singletary Memorial Library (Rusk)
The Library at Cedar Creek Lake (Seven Points)
W Walworth Harrison Public Library (Greenville)

News story from White House.gov

 

 

From: Peggy D. Rudd
Subject: BTOP Award Announcement

 

Dear Colleagues:

 

Good news!  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved our Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant!  The formal announcement will be made later today.  Our Communications Office will issue a press release after the NTIA announcement.  In addition, a press release template that you may use locally, should you wish to do so, will be available by the end of the week online and via email.  More information will be coming from Chris Jowaisas.

 

We are so excited about this project and look forward to working with you to make it successful.  Congratulations to all of you on your efforts to get us to this point.  I know there’s more hard work ahead.  But, for now, don’t think about that. Let’s celebrate!

 

Best regards,

Peggy

 

Peggy D. Rudd, Director and Librarian
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
1201 Brazos Street, PO Box 12927
Austin TX  78711-2927
Phone v 512.463.5460
Fax v 512.463.5436
Email v peggy.rudd@tsl.state.tx.us

 

 

 

 

Project description quoted from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/20100818_Broadband_Awards.pdf

 

Library & Archives

Commission, TX

State

TX $7,955,941

This approximately $8 million award, with nearly $3.7 million in

matching contributions, will allow the Texas State Library &

Archives Commission to deploy the Technology, Expertise,

Access and Learning for all Texans (TEAL) project which will

provide greater broadband computer access at faster speeds

by upgrading 125 public computer centers and establishing

approximately 30 new centers equipped with 2,200 new

workstations. In addition to the more than 125 jobs TEAL

estimates the project will create, it will provide a foundation for

economic growth and job creation for decades to come.

 

The work begins for our awardees!

 

Connie Moss,  Coordinator,
Northeast Texas Library System
4845 Broadway Blvd.  Garland, TX  75043
972-205-3852  Tollfree:877-638-5371

 

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