Comments Due Feb. 4 on NTIA Broadband Grant Programs
NTIA wants comments on its new $48.2 billion broadband grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. EST in docket NTIA-2021-0002, the agency said Friday (see 2112160050). NTIA is seeking comments on…
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the broadband equity, access and deployment, middle-mile broadband infrastructure program and digital equity planning grant programs. It asks how it should ensure the programs meet their goals, what kind of technical assistance states and localities may need, whether supply chain and labor constraints will affect certain programs, and what metrics the agency should consider. "We need to hear directly from the communities who will benefit from these programs so we can fund solutions that appropriately address their needs and meet the challenge before us," said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. NTIA said it intends to release another request for comment on the state digital equity capacity grant and digital equity competitive grant programs.