Three in four households without home internet would not pay for it or would only use it if it were free, according to a study conducted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). About 24 million U.S. households do…
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Alaska Communications to Bring Fiber Broadband to Seven Tribal Communities
BETHEL, Alaska – October 6, 2022 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – More than 2,300 rural Alaskans in seven communities along the Kuskokwim River will receive affordable, high-speed internet for the first time thanks to a tribal broadband grant funded by the…
NTIA Awards $10.6M in Connecting Minority Communities Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a total of $10,642,577.03 in five grants as part of the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC). These grants are designed for projects to help expand community technology…
NTIA Receives Applications for $5.5B in $1B Middle Mile Grant Program
More than 235 applications totaling more than $5.5 billion have been submitted to the National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration’s (NTIA) Enabling Middle Mile Infrastructure Grant Program. The program has a budget of $1 billion. The NTIA – which is part…
NTIA May Offer Buy America Waiver for Middle Mile Program
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) wants to offer a limited waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference provisions for the Middle Mile grant program. That program has a budget of $980 million to cover some of…
NTIA Awards $29.3 Million Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grant
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $29.3 million Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grant to the Native Village of Port Lions in Alaska. With today’s award, NTIA has now made 70 awards totaling more than $755.7 million…
NTIA Launches Updated Federal Broadband Funding Guide
September 19, 2022 – NTIA has released an update to the Federal Funding site, which serves as a comprehensive, “one-stop shop” of resources for potential applicants seeking federal broadband funding. Access to the Internet plays a critical role, serving as…
Louisiana Receives First BEAD Planning Grant
The state of Louisiana has the distinction of being awarded the first planning grant in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which has a budget of $42.5 billion for rural broadband deployments. The state also was awarded funding…
NTIA Awards $143.6 Million More for Tribal Broadband Connectivity
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded more than $143.6 million in funds from the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program in two states. The awards will provide funds for broadband internet infrastructure deployment projects for…
NTIA Issues Another $118.8 Million in Tribal Broadband Awards
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded more than $118.8 million in grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, bringing the total amount of program grants awarded to date to more than $457 million. The…
NTIA Awards Nearly $50 Million in Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Funds
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded $49,112,883.26 in grants to tribes in two states. The awards to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians of Mississippi and the Osage Nation of Oklahoma will provide funds for high-speed internet…
NTIA Awards $146 Million to New Mexico Tribal Entities
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded more than $146 million to tribal entities in New Mexico. The awards will provide five tribal entities with funds for broadband internet projects. NTIA recently added $1 billion…
