What's New at NTIA

Press Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $5.9 Million Investment to Increase Broadband Access in South Carolina: Recovery Act grant will expand public computer centers and labs in state’s largest higher education system. (PDF Print Version 39Kb)
- Project information
Posted February 5, 2010

Press Release: Commerce Awards $1.2 Million Recovery Act Grant to Expand Broadband Internet Access in Rhode Island: Grant will expand broadband Internet access at Rhode Island’s 71 public libraries across the state. (PDF Print Version 148Kb)
- Project information
Posted February 5, 2010

Press Release: Commerce Awards Recovery Act Broadband Expansion Grants Totaling $63 Million: NTIA announced grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) provides grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, enhance and expand public computer centers, and encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. (Print version PDF 115KB)
- BTOP project information
Posted January 20, 2010

• Press Release: NTIA and USDA’s RUS Announce Availability of $4.8 Billion in Recovery Act Funding to Bring Broadband to More Americans. (PDF Print Version 108Kb)
• Fact Sheet: (Acrobat PDF 122Kb)
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Funds Availability and solicitation of applications for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. (Acrobat PDF 529 Kb)
• Broadbandusa.gov information about public workshops on the grant application process.
January 15, 2010

Press Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $7.5 Million Investment to Increase Broadband Access in Los Angeles: Funding to Upgrade and Expand Computer Centers in Most Vulnerable Communities
- BTOP project information
Posted January 13, 2010

Federal Register Notice: NTIA announced the closing date for receipt of applications for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP). NTIA now announces that $18 million has been approved for fiscal year 2010 grants. (PDF 48 KB)
Posted January 13, 2010

Press Release: NTIA Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning in 10 States: NTIA today announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas under NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. The program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will increase broadband access and adoption through better data collection and broadband planning. (Print version Acrobat PDF 90 KB)
Posted January 12, 2010

Federal Register Notice: NTIA has announced a public meeting of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG). The meeting will be held on February 4, 2010, at the U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC. The OSTWG will hear presentations and have discussions on online safety and technology, with an emphasis on issues relevant to the work of the subcommittees on data retention and child pornography reporting. (PDF 48 KB)
Posted 01-11-2010

Press Release: NTIA and RUS Announce Online Tool for Prospective Broadband Stimulus Applicants: NTIA and RUS announced the launch of BroadbandMatch, a new online tool to facilitate partnerships among prospective applicants to the agencies’ broadband grant and loan programs. BroadbandMatch allows potential applicants to find partners for broadband projects, helping them to combine expertise and create stronger proposals. (Print version Acrobat PDF 118 KB)
Posted January 7, 2010

Federal Register Notice: NTIA has reopened the application period for persons interested in serving on the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) for new two-year terms. The closing date for applications is February 1, 2010. (PDF 50 KB)
Posted 01-06-2010

FCC Filing: NTIA, speaking on behalf of the Administration, called on the FCC to use the National Broadband Plan to identify means to promote competition in the broadband Internet access marketplace. (PDF 97 KB)
Posted 01-04-2010

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