Notice2022-02354
NTIA IIJA Broadband Grant Program Webinars
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Published
February 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
Abstract
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a pre-Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) technical assistance webinar series in March-May 2022 in connection with the five new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program; and the Digital Equity Act Programs, which include the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. These pre-NOFO technical assistance webinars are designed to help prospective applicants understand NTIA's IIJA broadband grant programs and to assist applicants to prepare high quality grant applications.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6513-6514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02354]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTIA IIJA Broadband Grant Program Webinars
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) will host a pre-Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) technical
assistance webinar series in March-May 2022 in connection with the five
new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): The Broadband Equity,
Access, and Deployment Program; the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband
Infrastructure Program; and the Digital Equity Act Programs, which
include the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, State Digital
Equity Capacity Grant Program, and Digital Equity Competitive Grant
Program. These pre-NOFO technical assistance webinars are designed to
help prospective applicants understand NTIA's IIJA broadband grant
programs and to assist applicants to prepare high quality grant
applications.
DATES: NTIA will hold these webinars based on the following schedule:
1. IIJA Broadband Programs Pre-NOFO Technical Assistance Webinar
#1: Wednesday, March 9, 2022, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET);
2. IIJA Broadband Programs Pre-NOFO Technical Assistance Webinar
#2: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET;
3. IIJA Broadband Programs Pre-NOFO Technical Assistance Webinar
#3: Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET;
4. IIJA Broadband Programs Pre-NOFO Technical Assistance Webinar
#4: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET; and
5. IIJA Broadband Programs Pre-NOFO Technical Assistance Webinar
#5: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: These webinars will be hosted via NTIA's virtual platform
and conducted as a live webinars. NTIA will post the registration
information on its BroadbandUSA website at <a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events">https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events</a>.
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) 482-2048; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df9dadb0bebbbdbeb1bb99b0ad9eb3b39fb1abb6bef1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93d1e1fcf2f7f1f2fdf7d5fce1d2ffffd3fde7faf2bdf4fce5">[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#acdcdec9dfdfecc2d8c5cd82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8888a9d8b8bb8968c9199d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Pub. L. 117-58) authorized and funded five new broadband grant
programs to be administered by NTIA: The Broadband Equity, Access, and
Deployment Program; the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure
Program; and the Digital Equity Act Programs, which include the State
Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, State Digital Equity Capacity
Grant Program, and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program is a $42.45 billion
formula-based program to states, territories, and the District of
Columbia for qualifying broadband deployment, mapping, and adoption
project. The Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program is a
competitive $1 billion grant program for the construction, improvement
or acquisition of middle-mile infrastructure. The Digital Equity Act
Programs--which includes the State Digital Equity Planning Grant
Program, State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and the Digital
Equity Competitive Grant Program--allocate $2.75 billion to promote
digital inclusion and equity for communities that lack the skills,
technologies, and support needed to take advantage of broadband
connections.
These webinars are subject to change. Session time changes will be
posted on the BroadbandUSA website at <a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events">https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events</a>. Any webinar
cancellations will also be posted on the same website. Any date change
to a scheduled webinar will be provided in a notice in the Federal
Register.
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The presentation recording, and transcript 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 seven (7) days following the live
session.
The public is invited to participate in these webinars. 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 session. General questions and comments are welcome via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ddfeff2fcf9fffcf3f9dbf2efdcf1f1ddf3e9f4fcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2c1c010f0a0c0f000a28011c2f02022e001a070f40090118">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 1, 2022.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-02354 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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