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NTIA's Guide to Streamlined Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compliance for Broadband Deployments
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This guidance assists recipients in applying the permitting tools that NTIA has developed to streamline Endangered Species Act compliance.
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Interim Network Service Validation Testing Desk Reference
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The Interim Network Service Validation Testing Desk Reference serves as a reference guide outlining network service requirements and the network service validation testing process for Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) and Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) grant recipients.
TBCP Reporting Guidance and Instructions
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Last Updated: 01/16/2025
TBCP Grant Recipient Handbook
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Last Updated: January 9, 2025
Regional Roundtables on Broadband Program Sustainability
December 11, 2024
Docket Number
2024-30271
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Office of internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) administers the following grant programs: the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the Digital Equity (DE) Grant Programs, the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP), the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program, the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure (MM) Program, and the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). NTIA will host seven (7) regional meetings for grantees of these programs between February and May 2025. These events will provide technical assistance and oversight and conclude with a regional roundtable that enables the public to engage with grantees, local experts, and other stakeholders working to address digital inequities. During these regional roundtables, attendees will participate in critical discussions on how the internet for All programs are impacting communities and strategies for making those investments and initiatives last. Each regional roundtable program will feature experts from local and State governments, public interest groups, academia, and industry. They will also provide platforms for public and private stakeholders to align on shared goals for every resident to experience the benefits of technology.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Second Round of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
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The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced the availability of nearly $1 billion in additional funding to expand Internet infrastructure and adoption on Tribal Lands. This additional funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Interagency Agreement Between the FCC, USDA and NTIA
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This Interagency Agreement sets forth the agreement between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and NTIA to require coordination among the Covered Agencies for the distribution of funds for broadband deployment under the FCC’s High-Cost Programs, the programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service of USDA, and the programs administered by or coordinated through NTIA.
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Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing
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Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing dated as of May 9, 2022, between the FCC, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and NTIA.
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Amendment to the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
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NTIA issues this NOFO to describe the requirements under which it will award grants for the second round of the TBCP, authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title IX, Section 905(c), Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020) (Act), as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Division F, Title II, Section 60201, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021) (IIJA).
The TBCP provides new federal funding for grants to Eligible Entities to expand access to and adoption of: (i) broadband service on Tribal Land; or (ii) programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources.