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Proceedings of the 9th Annual
Federal Depository Library Conference

October 22 - 25, 2000

Cover/Title Page | Table of Contents | Agenda


Technology Opportunities Program - TOP

Sahon Palmer
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Washington, DC


Technology Opportunities Program - TOP
Formerly Known as TIIAP

Program Cycle

  • Announced: January
  • Deadline: March
  • Notification: September
  • Project Start Date: October 1

Project Length

12 - 36 Months

Awards

  • $600,000 Maximum Varies (< >)
  • $200/300,000 Average
  • $200,000 (Below) Occasionally

Fund

  • Hardware
  • Contractual
  • Training
  • Personnel
  • Software
  • Cable
  • Wiring
  • Bandwidth

 

Do Not Fund

  • For-Profit Organizations
  • Individuals
  • One-Way Networks
  • Single Organization Projects
  • Equipment Replacement/Upgrades

Technologies

  • Internet
  • Wireless
  • Java
  • Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
  • Video
  • Cable TV
  • Web TV
  • Broadband
  • Audio

Matching Funds

  • 50/50 Match
  • Certification of Matching Funds
  • Cash
  • In-Kind

Library Funding

  • Access
  • Distance Education
  • Digitization
  • Virtual Libraries
  • Information Networks
  • Literacy
  • Resource Delivery
  • Service Delivery

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The Technology Opportunities Program Web Site

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/top/index.html

screen shot of Web Technology Opportunities  home page

Library Grants Search Criteria

  • Application Area     All Application Areas
  • State     All States
  • Year     All Years
  • Keywords     Library
  • Records Found     91

Denver Public Library

http://www.denver.lib.co.us/

  • Digital Images
  • Access (Public/Rural)
  • Information Network
  • Existing Infrastructure

New York Public Library

http://www.nypl.org/branch/oss/

  • Literacy
  • English as a Second Language
  • Neighborhood Libraries
  • Teacher Training

Southeastern Library Network - SOLINET

http://www.solinet.net/

  • Regional
  • Standardization
  • Consensus Building
  • Marketing

Lessons Learned

  • Training (Staff/End Users)
  • Staff Time
  • Partnerships
  • Community Involvement


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