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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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Equity Fact Sheet: How Internet for All Investments Are Reaching Underserved Communities
October 18, 2024
High-speed Internet service powers education and the economy. It supports access to health care and education, and it connects us to our neighbors and to those we love. People without Internet service are forced to go without fundamental necessities. The latest NTIA Internet Use Survey shows that roughly 1 in 6 American households aren't connected to the Internet.
Get Ready - State Digital Equity Capacity and Planning Grant Program: Native Entities
September 20, 2024
This document was created to support applicants in applying for the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native Entities (2024), hereto referred to as the NE Capacity & Planning Grant Program.
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Digital Equity Act: Funding Available for Native Entities at a Glance
September 20, 2024
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native Entities
(NE Capacity & Planning Grant Program)
Includes both Capacity Grant Funds and Planning Grant Funds. Applicants must apply for either only Capacity Grant Funds, or both Capacity and Planning Grant Funds.
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Proposals to Improve Broadband Program Alignment Report
September 06, 2024
GAO has asked NTIA to present to Congress a report that (1) identifies the key statutory provisions limiting the beneficial alignment of broadband programs and (2) offers legislative proposals to address the limitations, as appropriate.
Final BEAD Alternative Broadband Technology Policy Notice
January 02, 2025
NTIA sought feedback from the public from August 26, 2024 to September 10, 2024 on a BEAD Alternative Broadband Technology Policy Notice to provide additional guidance to Eligible Entities regarding the use of Alternative Technology to serve unserved and underserved locations within their jurisdiction. NTIA thanks the 138 stakeholders that filed comments.
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2023 Federal Broadband Funding Report
August 07, 2024
The ACCESS BROADBAND Act, 2021 charged NTIA’s Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) with capturing data on federal broadband investments, including the number of United States residents receiving broadband services from Universal Service Fund (USF) programs or federal broadband support programs; and reporting on the local economic impact of broadband investments, including any impact on small businesses or jobs.
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing
July 23, 2024
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing between the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Agriculture, The National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives FY2023 Annual Report
May 29, 2024
Through the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) directly addresses the lack of high-speed Internet access, connectivity, adoption, and equity at our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth 2023 Annual Report
April 30, 2024
The ACCESS BROADBAND Act requires OICG to submit to relevant congressional committees and publish on its website an annual report that contains a description of OICG’s work for the previous year and the number of U.S. residents connected to broadband through federal broadband support programs and the Universal Service Fund Program.