OCTOBER 15, 2024 Maya C. James Estephanie (Stephanie) Solano sees herself as a vessel for change. A recent graduate of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Solano currently works as a career advisor at Goodwill in southern Los Angeles, where she helps connect community members…

By: Shirley “Mel” Reyes Moret, Federal Program Officer, Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program  NTIA celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing one of our Internet for All grantees that embodies this year’s theme: "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together." At…

NTIA awarded Phoenix College more than $4.25 million from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to improve high-speed Internet service capacity and workforce development training. This funding also enabled Phoenix College to purchase devices and software, create paid internships within…

Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA Earlier this year, NTIA released a narrow and targeted Build America, Buy America (BABA) waiver for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The waiver requires certain equipment be produced in the U.S., while waiving the domestic…

Interview is translated from Spanish  Ten-year-old Miguel Alvarez is putting his new digital literacy skills to an unexpected use: writing stories about his need for a brother.  “It is boring only having sisters,” Miguel, who has four sisters, explained.  Miguel and his mother Maria Alvarez,…

Equity-Based Grant Administration at NTIA: A Case Study “High-speed Internet is no longer a luxury – it is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school, access health care, and to stay connected with family and friends.” President Joseph R. Biden The Internet…

Marking one year of expanding high-speed Internet access in minority communities, NTIA’s Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI) today released its inaugural Annual Report. This report, required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), details OMBI’s accomplishments over the…

On November 17 and 18, staff from NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program presented the final session of the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program webinar series. The CMC Pilot Program will provide $268 million in grant awards to eligible Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs),…

On September 22 and 23, staff from NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program provided further detail regarding the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program. The CMC Pilot Program will provide $268 million in grant awards to eligible Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges…

On August 18 and 19, staff from NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program provided further detail on the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program. The CMC Pilot Program will provide $268 million in grant awards to eligible Historically Black Colleges or…