The Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund (commonly known as State
E-Rate) contains the following section:
C. Innovative and Technologically Advanced Projects.  The Commission will
establish a process for accepting proposals from qualified schools and
qualified libraries for innovative and technologically advanced projects and
ensure that at least 25% of each annual program budget is allocated to such
projects.

The accompanying attachment is a pre-proposal application for an Innovative
and Technologically Advanced Project.  Pre-proposals will be reviewed and
those rated most highly will be asked to submit a grant application later
this fall/winter.

The application will be posted at http://www.state.me.us/msl/ and on the PUC
homepage at http://www.state.me.us/mpuc.sandlbrd.htm later today or early on
Monday.

Hard copies were mailed today to each public library director in Maine.

I will be out of the office from Monday Sept, 24 to Wed. Oct. 3.  If you
have questions in the meantime please write to Gary Nichols at
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Linda H. Lord
Director of Library Development
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME
04333
Telephone 207-287-5620
FAX  207-287-5624
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www.state.me.us/msl/