Federal

Overview

NTIA is the Executive Branch agency principally responsible, by law, for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy issues. As part of this mission, the agency leads the federal government’s interagency coordination efforts to align federal broadband programs, reduce waste and duplication, and improve outcomes for taxpayers. NTIA also provides information on federal broadband investments and their economic impact; and fulfills statutory interagency coordination activities.

To this end, the BroadbandUSA website provides information regarding funding resources across agencies and federal permitting resources that are relevant to NTIA administered grant programs.

Interagency Coordination Priorities

Aligning Federal Broadband Programs

NTIA works to align federal broadband programs and coordinates federal broadband investments to ensure nationwide broadband availability.

Statutory Obligations

NTIA ensures statutory obligations related to interagency coordination for broadband programs are implemented, including those contained in the:

ACCESS BROADBAND Act

Broadband Interagency Coordination Act

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Stakeholder Engagement

NTIA facilitates stakeholder engagement with federal agencies and the FCC by elevating stakeholder concerns and supporting information sharing.

History of Interagency Coordination

Learn more about important interagency milestones

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ACCESS BROADBAND Reports

Read NTIA's annual report in accordance with the ACCESS BROADBAND Act.

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Archived American Broadband Initiative Content

Learn more about NTIA's leadership role in the American Broadband Initiative

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Federal Resources

To learn more about available federal broadband funding programs, please visit grants.gov and search "Broadband."

NTIA is adopting a proactive strategy to streamline and improve broadband permitting across NTIA’s programs and maximize permitting coordination efforts and efficiency with other federal, state, and local agencies. Through the Interagency Broadband Permitting Coordination strategy, NTIA promotes awareness of anticipated surges in permitting applications, encourages interagency data sharing, and establishes relationships and protocols to handle project-specific issues as they arise.