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Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

 
2008 Grant Application Guide P1 | P2 | P3

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2008 Grant Toolkit DLT Success Stories
DLT FAQs DLT Award Summaries
DLT Highlights DLT Grant Performance Report



USDA Rural Development awarded 105 recipients in 41 states Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants totaling $28.2 million.

Prior Year Application Process - Application Period is closed.

You need the Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program Grant Application Guide for FY 2008 to get started on your application. We refine and improve the Application Guide every year. Applicants should not use previous versions. The Application Guide consists of an instructional narrative, a Toolkit with helpful sample forms, and the regulation, 7 CFR 1703. Each of these is available separately below:

Fiscal 2008 Revised Application Guide Narrative - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Fiscal 2008 Revised Toolkit [.pdf]

Program Regulation [.pdf]

You will need Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher to view these files

The Toolkit contains some forms and worksheets that you can fill out and print with the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please visit www.adobe.com to download the software for free if you need it .Some of the worksheets are automated. Others, such as the budget, are not suitable for automation.

The Application Guide is intended to be the single source an applicant needs to prepare a successful application. It provides extensive guidance and elaboration on the regulation, useful forms, and instruction on how to prepare and assemble your application. We ask that you carefully follow the 2008 Application Guide and hope that you find it helpful.

Getting Started - DLT Loan & Combination Loan/Grant

Fiscal 2008 Revised Application Guide Narrative - [.pdf]

Fiscal 2008 Revised Toolkit [.pdf]

Program Regulation [.pdf]

For DLT questions, please contact: dltinfo@wdc.usda.gov

David Noll -- david.noll@wdc.usda.gov -- (202) 720-0413
Gary Allan -- gary.allan@wdc.usda.gov -- (202) 720-0413

2007 DLT Grant Awards Announced

2007 DLT Awards

2006 DLT Awards

2007 Grant, Loan and Combination Awards Announced

USDA Rural Development awarded DLT loan/grant combinations in FY 2007, totaling $$35,894,390. These loans will benefit rural residents in 11 states.