- On September 10, the NTIA Assistant Secretary testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet on implementationof the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
- On September 10, NTIA and RUS posted an online searchable database containing descriptions of all applications received during the first round of broadband funding. This information is available at broadbandusa.gov.
- On September 9, NTIA announced that it received applications representing all 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia to participate in NTIA's State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program, which will assist NTIA in
- creating a national broadband map. NTIA also announced it is changing from 5 years to 2 years the period of performance for broadband mapping grant funding and revisitng the later-year funding framework based on review of first year output
- and other developments.
- NTIA's TV Converter Box Coupon Program reimbursed retailers for 64,626 coupons with a value of $2,584,737.
- Cumulatively, NTIA's TV Converter Box Coupon Program has accepted requests for 14,640,384 coupons with a value of $585,615,360 and has reimbursed retailers for 7,055,946 coupons with a value of $282,200,819.
- NIST obligated $1.19 Million to award a match set of stainless steel large mass standards advanced scientific equipment.
- NIST obligated $861K to award an x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (xps) system.
- NIST obligated $2.6 Million to award the acquisition management support services.
- The Bureau of the Census awarded a contract for $7.1 million for additional media in support of the Decennial Census.
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