BTOP Evaluation Assistance Initiative

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program round 1 recipients and round 2 applicants are invited to participate in a national initiative to increase the capacity of non-profits to evaluate the efforts of their BTOP projects. The Transmission Project will dedicate a Digital Arts Service Corps member to assist in creating evaluation tools and processes to meet the BTOP requirements for a set of awardees. The Corps member will also aggregate and analyze evaluation data across projects and create case studies and field reports. The Corps member will work from the Transmission Project offices in Boston. The evaluation initiative will focus on these primary questions:

• What leads communities, individuals, and organizations to adopt broadband?
• What quantifiable difference does broadband make in communities?
• What is the impact of broadband on economic development in communities?
• How does broadband impact vary by community, demographics, and institutions?