[nfbmi-talk] I Can Connect program funding

[joe harcz Comcast]

I think the Office of Inspector General of the FCC should be looking in to 
all of this. Are  federal funds being expended to BSBP for services that 
aren't deliverred? That would be a violation of the False Claims Act.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcus Simmons" <president at map-n.org>
To: "Jackie Ellington" <Jackie.Ellington at fcc.gov>; <rodgerse at michigan.gov>
Cc: ""Sue Luzenski"" <LuzenskiS at michigan.gov>; <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 7:30 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] I Can Connect program funding


> Dear Mr. Edward F. Rodgers,
>
>
>
> I understand you are a very busy person and depend on your staff to do 
> research and supply you with all the answers to questions submitted by the 
> public. It has come to my attention; some of the information given to you 
> by your staff is flawed.
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> Take for instance, the "I Can Connect" program.
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> I have been asked to provide funds for a FOIA search for the contract 
> between DSBP and the Perkins School for the Blind, which was to provide 
> financial support for equipment and training for qualified deaf/blind 
> individuals.
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> My personal research indicates from Perkins School for the Blind that no 
> such contract is in effect. Perkins states, "Perkins is the certified 
> entity in 13 states but not in Michigan. The certified entity in Michigan 
> is Bureau of Services for Blind Persons. Perkins does provide some 
> services in Michigan (database and equipment procurement) but BSBP manages 
> the program in the state. As such, BSBP provides services and submits 
> claims for reimbursement to the FCC through their subcontracted fund 
> manager, RLSA of Pennsylvania."
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> I have contacted them and there appears to be a connection between DSBP 
> and Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates of Pennsylvania and this is as far as I 
> have got.
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> Therefore, I will not support payment for a FOIA search for the Perkins 
> contract since it is irrelevant.
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> You are now directed to contact the subcontracted fund manager for 
> operational funds to continue with the "I Can Connect" program in 
> earnests.
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>
> Cordially,
> Marcus Simmons - President
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