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New Resources Available for Broadband Grant Applicants

WASHINGTON, February 18, 2010 – The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative has expanded its broadband stimulus resource library by adding four application guides to help those interested in applying for funding from two separate government programs.

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Minority Groups Want Special Rules For Tribal Areas

WASHINGTON, December 16, 2009 – A number of groups representing minority interests are advocating that special rules be created by the government for Native Americans applying for broadband stimulus grants. The awards are being decided by the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and

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New America Foundation Suggests Changes to Government Grant Programs

The New America Foundation and a coalition of 38 other groups on Monday submitted comments [http://www.newamerica.net/publications/resources/2009/comments_regarding_rus_and_ntia_request_for_information] regarding grant programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce.

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Report Calls State Of Broadband Access For Native Americans ‘Deplorable’

WASHINGTON, November 19, 2009 – The Native American population is one of the most disconnected groups in the country, according to a study [ (http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/new_media_technology_and_internet_use_indian_country] released Thursday on broadband penetration. The Native Pu