NC Digital Civic Engagement: An Evaluation of the Golden LEAF RBI and the NTIA BTOP Awards to MCNC

Organization:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Amount:

$974,343.65

Program Area:

UNC-Chapel Hill Collaborative Initiative

County of Applicant:

Orange

Year:

2010

Description:

The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to conduct a formal third party evaluation of the economic outcomes resulting from the $106 Million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative which will provide over 1,600 miles of new fiber optic cable in 69 North Carolina counties. The evaluation will examine economic and other effects of the Initiative.

Contact:

Dr. Shannon Howle TuftsOffice of Sponsored Research104 Airport Drive, Suite 2200Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-1350(919) 962-5438

Areas Served:

Statewide

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