However, Idaho’s state chief technology officer, Greg Zickau, provided a copy of the Idaho application to New West. "Idaho designated Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology [PSCLTLT], a nonprofit organization ... The Office of the CIO worked closely with PSCTLT’s affiliates, LinkAmerica and CostQuest Associates, to develop and submit a proposal for Idaho. The proposal includes mapping broadband availability, modeling and mapping broadband demand, and developing a plan for building out the broadband infrastructure." The Idaho Data and Development Program budget is $4,328,032, including direct and indirect costs of $2,848,125 related to Mapping, and $492,584 for Planning, for a total of $3,340,709 in direct and indirect program costs to be federally funded, according to the application The applicant’s match/in-kind portion of the budget totals $987,323. Full Article at New West Network