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The California Telemedicine & eHealth Center (CTEC) is a leading source of expertise and comprehensive knowledge on the development and operation of telemedicine and telehealth programs. CTEC is nationally recognized as one of six federally designated Telehealth Resource Centers around the country. Learn More »

What's New

$7.2 Billion Broadband Grant and Loan Program Announced

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act appropriated $7.2 billion and directed the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband access to unserved and underserved communities across the U.S., increase jobs, spur investments in technology and infrastructure, and provide long-term economic benefits. The result is the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). BIP will make loans and grants for broadband infrastructure projects in rural areas. BTOP will provide grants to fund broadband infrastructure, public computer centers and sustainable broadband adoption projects. The grant and loan application period begins July 14, 2009 and ends August 14, 2009. Please visit http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/ for more information. For details on the definitions and requirements of these programs, please refer to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). For details on the "Buy American" waiver for the RUS broadband initiative, please refer to the July 1 Federal Register notice.