NATOA Coordinates Letter to NTIA and RUS Requesting Extension of BTOP and BIP Application Deadlines
On Friday, NATOA sent a
letter to NTIA Administrator Assistant Secretary Lawrence Strickling and RUS Administrator
Jonathan Adelstein on behalf of a number of local government and public
interest entities.
The letter requests that
NTIA and RUS extend the application deadline for BTOP and BIP from March 15,
2010 to April 30, 2010. The letter pointed out that because some
applications still pending from Round 1 may not have been finally resolved
until the end of February, the current deadline does not give many applicants
adequate time to develop high-quality applications. In addition, due to
the extreme winter weather experienced in
NATOA members should remember
that, at this time, applications are still due by March 15th and should plan
accordingly. However, if our request for an extension is granted, we will
alert you immediately.
The full text of the letter is available here.