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The Department of Commerce

The Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP)

PTFP awards matching grants to noncommercial entities to purchase telecommunications equipment with the stipulation that the equipment be used for educational or cultural purposes. PTFP also provides smaller grants to assist these entities in planning for the purchase and use of telecommunications equipment.

Dennis Connors, Director
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4625
14th and Constitution Avenues, NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202) 482-5802
e-mail: dconnors@ntia.doc.gov
Home page: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/otiahome.html

The Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Applications Program (TIIAP)

TIIAP awards matching grants to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations for the planning and construction of telecommunications networks for the provision of educational, cultural, health care, public information, public safety and other social services.

Stephen Downs, Director
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4096
14th and Constitution Avenues, NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202) 482-5802
e-mail: sdowns@ntia.doc.gov (or) tiiap@ntia.doc.gov
home page: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/otiahome.html

Undersea Research

This program provides funds to place researchers safely undersea to conduct studies in support of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and national science requirements.

Barbara Moore, Director
Office of Undersea Research
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1335 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
e-mail: moore@rdc.noaa.gov
home page: http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwnurc/nurp.html
(301) 713-2427
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