DOC - Financial and Activity Report
Financial Status: |
- Total Available: $47,955,782
- Total Paid Out: $3,822
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Major Actions Taken to Date: |
- Department-wide
- Developed response to OMB Memorandum M-09-14, Recovery Act Implementation - Improving Grants.gov and Other Critical Systems
- OIG
- The IG met individually with NTIA and EDA Recovery Act officials on OIG oversight, planned actions and fraud awareness
- EDA
- Issued press release announcing the solicitation of applications for funding under the $150 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program.
- Published in the Federal Register (74 FR 10232) notice and request for applications for funding under the $150 million appropriated to EDA under the ARRA
- NTIA
- NTIA jointly issued with the FCC and USDA a Press Release, "Vilsack, Copps and Wade Kick Off American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Broadband Initiative," March 10, 2009 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2009/BTOP_RFI_090310.pdf
- March 10, 2009 a Public Meeting on the ARRA Broadband Initiative was held at the Department of Commerce. Over 600 attendees attended live, with additional attendees via Internet streaming and telephone. Covered by approximately 25 members of the press. Agenda: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/Agenda_090310.pdf Archived Video Transcript: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/video.html Transcript of the Public Meeting (pdf): http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/090310/transcript_090310.pdf Transcript of the Public Meeting (txt): http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/090310/transcript_090310.txt
- March 12, 2009 a Federal Register Notice was published (Joint Request for Information and Notice of Public Meetings, March 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 47)). Through this notice, public input was sought on Broadband Initiative and guidance was provided as to matters to be discussed at these upcoming public meetings. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2009/FR_BTOP_RFI_090312.html
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program funded 4.48 million coupons (cumulative), representing $179,200,000 of Recovery Act funds. To date, $48 million has been obligated, with another $76 million expected next week and the remainder the following week.
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program Processed requests for 1.5 million coupons funded through Recovery Act
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program initiated First Class mail delivery for coupons using Recovery Act funds
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program improved processing delivery time from request to receipt using Recovery Act funds
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program began negotiating with IBM for additional services made possible by Recovery Act funds
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program redeemed the first coupons issued from Recovery Act funds and processed payments to retailers using the Recovery Act funds
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Major Planned Actions: |
- Department-wide
- The Senior Advisor on Recovery Implementation will testify before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology Hearing on ARRA Implementation on 3-19-09
- OIG briefing DOC Acquisition and Grants Councils
- OIG
- The IG will testify before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology Hearing on ARRA Oversight on 3-19-09
- NOAA
- Release Habitat Restoration Federal Register Notice press release following DOC and OMB approval
- NTIA
- NTIA and USDA will hold Broadband Initiative Public Meetings on March 16, 19, 23, and 24, 2009. The meetings will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and will take place at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Webcast and/or transcripts of all public meetings will be made available on NTIA's Web site. Field Hearings will be held March 17, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV and March 18, 2009 in Flagstaff, AZ. Additional information can be found on http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants and on http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/index.html. Webcast and/or transcripts of all public meetings will be made available on NTIA's Web site.
- NTIA and USDA are seeking public input on the Broadband Initiative through April 13, 2009. Specific topics of particular interest can be found at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2009/BTOP_RFI_090310.pdf
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program is preparing to deploy additional system modifications and improvements
- The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program Forecast distribution of additional 1.9 million coupons during week of March 16, 2009
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