The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a list of entities that applied for funding through the NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP). The list includes the census blocks to which each entity proposes to bring broadband, and NTIA…
The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program being administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has attracted more than 280 applications seeking more than $5 billion in funding. The program, which is funded by the Consolidated…
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has established two new offices designed to help expand internet connectivity, particularly in minority communities. The Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) was established under the Consolidated Appropriations…
NTIA has received 230 applications requesting a total of $2.5 billion in the Broadband Infrastructure Program–a rural broadband funding program with a budget of $288 million. “Due to the high volume of applications, the award process will be highly competitive,”…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity that begins the application process for the Connecting Minority Communities pilot program that will invest $268 million in broadband for minority communities. The…
July 06, 2021 — NTIA will host webinars in connection with the three new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: The Broadband Infrastructure Program, the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, and the Connecting Minority Communities…
Forty states now have broadband funds, according to new research from Pew Charitable Trusts. The 10 states that don’t have them are North Dakota, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Hawaii. Pew Charitable Trusts…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said last week that they have agreed on how they will share information on issues related to distribution of funds for…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is administering a new Connecting Minority Communities Pilot program that aims to support minority communities with funding for technology advancement and broadband. The program has a $268 million budget, appropriated from the Consolidated…
Consumers, businesses and other interested parties can now see different data about broadband access via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) new Indicators of Broadband Need interactive broadband map. Broadband mapping is a hot button issue, given the role…
Representatives from the Biden Administration have announced availability of $1 billion in Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The tribal program was funded through the recent Consolidated Appropriations Act…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released rules for the NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program, which has $288 million in grants available for rural broadband infrastructure deployments. The funding will be awarded only to partnerships between states or political…
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