Program |
Federal Agency |
Funding |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
General | Commerce | ||
EDA | Commerce | $150M | $50 m. in economic adjustment assistance for job losses due to corporate restructuring/dislocation; $50 m. for regional economic development commissions |
Bureau of Census | Commerce | $1,000M | For 2010 decennial census; $250 m. for outreach efforts to hard-to-reach communities. |
Broadband Technology Opportunities | Commerce | $4,700M | $4.35 b. in competitive grants to accelerate broadband deployment to underserved areas: $200 m. to expand computer capacity; $250 m. for broadband adoption; 80-20 match subject to a waiver of grantee share; available until 9/30/10. Remaining $350 m. for State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program to improve and inventory broadband communications and services, and to develop a nationwide broadband inventory map. |