The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is seeking to fund a nonprofit organization with a record of implementing successful broadband deployment and demand creation initiatives.
Download the $4 million Request for Proposals which is required by the Illinois 2007 Internet Services and Information Technology Act. The proposal deadline is January 12, 2009 at 1:00PM.
Three goals of the RFP include:
- Ensuring residents and businesses have access to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet service;
- Improving technology literacy, increasing computer ownership and high-speed Internet use among residents and businesses;
- Establishing an environment for high-speed Internet access and technology investment.
Five responsibilities of the nonprofit will include:
- Creating a geographic statewide inventory of broadband service and other relevant information technology services;
- Tracking statewide residential and business adoption of high speed Internet, computers, related information technology and any barriers to adoption;
- Building and facilitating a local technology planning team in each county;
- Collaborating with technology companies to encourage broadband deployment and use;
- Developing a program to increase computer ownership and broadband access for disenfranchised populations.
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