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Handel i gospodarka · 6.12.1994

Public Telecommunications Facilities Program: Availability of Funds

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, announces that applications are available for planning and construction grants for public telecommunications facilities under the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP), which is administered by NTIA. Applicants for grants under the PTFP must file their applications on or before Wednesday, February 15, 1995. NTIA anticipates making grant awards by September 30, 1995. Approximately $25.3 million is available in fiscal year 1995 for PTFP grants. The amount of a grant award will vary, depending on the application project. For fiscal year 1994, NTIA awarded $21.2 million in funds to 140 projects. The awards ranged from $4,102 to $850,000. Prospective PTFP applicants should be aware that the Congress has appropriated funds for a related NTIA grant program. The program, which is part of the National Information Infrastructure effort, is called the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP). The TIIAP's funds may be used for the planning and construction of telecommunications networks or for the purchase of telecommunications services and facil

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