Connecting Minority Communities Program News
October 15, 2024
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…
October 3, 2024
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…
September 13, 2024
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…
July 30, 2024
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…
June 20, 2024
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June 20, 2024
WASHINGTON - The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently released a new report highlighting federal investments in high-speed Internet programs.
The report, entitled “The 2023 Office of Minority…
April 11, 2024
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,…
April 5, 2024
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…
May 3, 2023
By Margaret Harding McGill, NTIA
Phashad Williams is taking the first steps toward putting a new spin on his grandfather’s legacy.
Williams’ grandfather Harold Cottrell was the first Black line supervisor for an electric company in Oklahoma and was also one of the first Black Journeyman in the…
April 24, 2023
by Margaret McGill
Gabriel Tahy lives in the middle of Navajo Nation – surrounded by mesas and close to the family members who help him learn more about Navajo culture and traditions.
But living on the reservation has meant sacrificing connectivity to the Internet.
When you’re on the Rez, a lot…
March 7, 2023
By Margaret Harding McGill, NTIA
At first, Tonya Felsinger felt apprehensive about the prospect of becoming a fiber technician.
But once she learned it’s a male-dominated field, her nerves gave way to determination.
“That really made me want to go for it,” Felsinger, 36, of Okmulgee, Okla.,…