BTOP Grant Application Support Package

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• The Company/Partnership/Applicant(s)
• Unique Attributes of Applicant
• The Proposal: Problem and Solution
• Eligibility to Apply for a Grant
• We Are Eligible Because......
• Technology Plan: Wireless for Speed and Low Cost of Deployment
• WiMAX Is The Best Technology Solution for This Market
• Range and Throughput
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Security
• Specific Application of WiMAX
• Overview of the Geographic Market
• Problem and Solution: Unserved or Underserved?
• Broadband in Support of Education: Schools As Community Anchor Institutions
• One-to-One Computing
• WiMAX in Education: No Child Left Offline
• Applications for WiMAX in Education
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Writing
• Affordability
• Education Partners on this Application
• Questions to consider and points to address
• WiMAX for Municipalities
• Public Safety: Video Surveillance
• Applications for a "smart grid" for "smart" public buildings to reduce energy costs
• Government On The Go
• Substitute WiMAX for Other Telecommunications Costs
• Governments Supporting This Application
• WiMAX and Healthcare
• Flu Pandemic
• Video conferencing and training
• Home health care monitoring
• Mobile or Remote Healthcare Vans
• Ambulance services
• Healthcare Institutions Supporting This Application
• Questions to consider and points to address
• WiMAX for Job Creation, Economic Development and Small Business
• Agriculture
• Organizations Supporting This Application
• Questions to consider and points to address
• VoIP for this Community
• Content Delivery Network for this Community
• Data Center to Support Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Job Creation, Economic Development for our Community
• Potential Partners For This Application
• "Greening" the Application: Use of Renewable Energy to Support "Green Grid" Telecommunications to Comply with FCC Mandates for Emergency Backup Power
• Implementation Strategy
• Phase I
• Phase II
• Phase III
• Labor and equipment deployed during each phase
• Oversight/monitoring/maintenance
• Project Management
• Budget
• Basis for the Cost Estimate
• Spending schedule
• Auditing
• Prior government grant awards
• MEASURABLE OUTCOMES
• Suggestions:
• Provision of quality of service equal to or better than what is available in urban areas
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• Specifics for this market include:
• Education
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• Hospitals/public health
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• Public safety
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• Government services
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• Registration Tips
• Financials
• Competitive Landscape: Why Grant Funding is Needed for this Project
• Summary
• About the Author