News
April 25, 2024
These States Are Now Authorized to Request Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2 Billion
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access,…
April 23, 2024
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Internet For All Monthly Highlights | IFA Topic Spotlight: Permitting | Meet the OICG Team |Grantee Highlights | BroadbandUSA Blog Post | Mark Your Calendar | Federal Partner Update
Internet for All Monthly…
April 18, 2024
WASHINGTON - The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that it received more than 160 applications in funding requests totaling more than $2.64 billion for the second Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Tribal Broadband…
April 16, 2024
By: Jill Springer, Senior Advisor, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA
Streamlining and accelerating the permitting process is critical to implementing the Internet for All initiative.
Since the passage of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that provided a historic $65…
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 9, 2024
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Katherine Bates and Julia Pulidindi, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) understands that closing the digital divide requires ongoing, meaningful engagement with the communities the Internet for All (IFA) programs are…
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…
April 2, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced 30 new “categorical exclusions” established to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews for broadband infrastructure deployments funded by the Internet for All…
March 28, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced approximately $811 million in digital equity funding, including allocations for all 56 states and territories and funding available for native entities. This funding will…
March 22, 2024
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March 22, 2024
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NTIA, Office of Public Affairs
WASHINGTON– Today the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) launched a new mapping tool, the NTIA Permitting and Environmental Information Application, to…