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| Media Advisory No. PENDING |
Contact:
Bart Kendrick (202)720-0698 |
USDA Administrator to Announce Open Application Period for Community Connect Broadband Funding
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 – TOMORROW, USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein will host a national media conference call to announce the Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Community Connect Grant Program. Joining him on the call will be U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra.
March 4, 2011
1 p.m. EST
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Administrator Jonathan Adelstein to host media conference call announcing Community Connect application period for national broadband projects.
Featuring remarks from Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) |
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800-857-5233
Passcode: CMBNC (Given Verbally)
Trouble Number: 202-720-8560 All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone. |
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