Notice2021-14332
Broadband Grant Programs Webinar Series
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Published
July 6, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
Abstract
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host webinars in connection with the three new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: The Broadband Infrastructure Program, the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, and the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program. The webinars are designed to help prospective applicants understand the grant programs and to assist applicants to prepare high quality grant applications.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14332]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Broadband Grant Programs Webinar Series
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) will host webinars in connection with the three new broadband
grant programs authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021: The Broadband Infrastructure Program, the Tribal Broadband
Connectivity Program, and the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot
Program. The webinars are designed to help prospective applicants
understand the grant programs and to assist applicants to prepare high
quality grant applications.
DATES: NTIA will offer webinars on the following dates:
1. Broadband Infrastructure Program:
[cir] August 4 & 5 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
2. Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program:
[cir] August 11 & 12 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
[cir] August 23 & 24 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
3. Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program:
[cir] August 18 & 19 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
[cir] September 22 & 23 at 2:30 EDT
[cir] October 20 & 21 at 2:30 EDT
ADDRESSES: These are virtual meetings. NTIA will post the registration
information on its BroadbandUSA website, <a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov">https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov</a>, under Events.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maci Morin, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 4872, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482-4884; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a2818050b0e080b040e3f392b1d0f0803040b18192a041e030b440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1e3d3cec0c5c3c0cfc5f4f2e0d6c4c3c8cfc0d3d2e1cfd5c8c08fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cabab8afb9b98aa4bea3abe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9999b8c9a9aa9879d8088c78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Division N, Title IX--Broadband internet
Access Service, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L.
116-260) authorized and funded three new broadband grant programs to be
administered by NTIA: The Broadband Infrastructure Program, the Tribal
Broadband Connectivity Program, and the Connecting Minority Community
Pilot Program. On March 19, 2021, NTIA published a Notice in the
Federal Register announcing a webinar series designed to help
prospective applicants understand the grant programs and to assist
applicants to prepare high quality grant applications. See NTIA, Notice
of Open Meetings--NTIA Broadband Grant Programs Webinars, 86 FR 14882
(March 19, 2021); NTIA, Notice of Change to Schedule for Open
Meetings--NTIA Broadband Grant Programs Webinars, 86 FR 18965 (April
12, 2021). NTIA held six webinars related to these programs, with more
than 2,800 participants. Participants have communicated that they found
the webinars to be informative in understanding the rules associated
with the programs. NTIA seeks to continue to use webinars as a means of
informing potential applicants.
Details on specific webinars, their contents, and webinar
registration information will be posted on the BroadbandUSA website,
<a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov">https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov</a>, under Events.
These webinars are subject to change. Webinar time changes will be
posted on the BroadbandUSA website, <a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov">https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov</a>,
under Events. Any webinar cancellation will also be posted on the same
website. Any date change in a scheduled webinar will be provided in a
notice in the Federal Register.
The presentation and recording of each webinar will be posted on
the BroadbandUSA website at <a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/">https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/</a> and
NTIA's YouTube channel at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/ntiagov">https://www.youtube.com/ntiagov</a> within 7
days following the live webinar.
The public is invited to participate in these webinars. The
webinars are open to the public and press. Pre-registration is required
as space is limited to the first 1,000 participants. NTIA asks each
registrant to provide their first and last name, city, state, zip code,
job title, organization and email address for registration purposes.
Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the NTIA
contact listed above at least ten (10) business days before the
meeting. General questions and comments are welcome via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdffcfd2dcd9dfdcd3d9e8eefccad8dfd4d3dccfcefdd3c9d4dc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3e1d1ccc2c7c1c2cdc7f6f0e2d4c6c1cacdc2d1d0e3cdd7cac28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 30, 2021.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-14332 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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