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roundtable: Funding Passed for TIIAP -Reply

Funding Passed for TIIAP -Reply

Larry Irving (LIRVING@ntia.doc.gov)
Mon, 07 Oct 1996 15:24:59 -0400 

Message-Id: <s25921f6.012@ntia.doc.gov>
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 15:24:59 -0400
From: Larry Irving <LIRVING@ntia.doc.gov>
To: roundtable@cni.org, jhermes@pfaw.org
Subject: Funding Passed for TIIAP -Reply


> As I'm sure many of you may know by now, $21.49 million of funding
> was included for TIIAP in the FY97 omnibus appropriations bill.  
> Once again, the program received bipartisan support, as evidenced 
> by letters sent to Sen. Lott signed by both Democrats and Republicans.
> 
> Congratulations are in order for the many people and organizations 
> who put forth tremendous effort to support this valuable program.   
> Hopefully, if we can continue to make Senators aware of the great 
> things this program is doing, we can prevent this funding fight from 
> continuing to be an annual event.
> 
> The NTIA plans to start accepting FY97 grant applications sometime 
> early next year.
> 
>                               Jim Hermes
>                               People for the American Way
>                               <jhermes@pfaw.org>

On behalf of NTIA, let me add my thanks to all of our friends who
expressed their support for the TIIAP grants.  We will do everything
humanly possible to justify your faith in us...

Larry Irving
<lirving@ntia.doc.gov>

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