Closed · 0660-ZA28 · CFDA 11.557 · Discretionary

Recovery Act - Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$150M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 15, 2010
Close date
300
Expected awards

The verdict

Recovery Act - Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $500,000 -- $150,000,000 across 300 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$500K-$150M
award range
Closed
application status
300
expected awards
11.557
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Recovery Act - Broadband Technology Opportuni… is closed (last close March 15, 2010). The parent program page for CFDA 11.557 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 15, 2010

Posted Jul 2 Closes Mar 15

Est. Total Funding

$2,600,000,000

Expected Awards

300

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

BTOP provides grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, to enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. Through this support, BTOP will also advance the Recovery Act’s objectives to spur job creation and stimulate long-term economic growth and opportunity.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 0660-ZA28

Grants.gov marks Recovery Act - Broadband Technology Opportuni… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Recovery Act (RA). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 11.557

Minority Business Development

U.S. Department of Commerce

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Agency Contact

Larry Dyer Program Officer Phone 877-508-8364

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What to do next

Recovery Act - Broadband Technology Opportuni… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 11.557 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Minority Business Development indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Department of Commerce lists 898 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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