Communications
About BTOP:
Funded at $4.7 billion, BTOP provides grants to support the
deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved
areas, to enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and to
encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. Through this
support, BTOP will also advance the Recovery Act’s objectives to spur
job creation and stimulate long-term economic growth and opportunity.
What's New?
See also Broadband USA - The portal to apply for broadband funding
Federal Register Notice:
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) Joint Request for Information:
RUS and NTIA released a joint Request for Information (RFI) seeking
comment on further implementation of the Broadband Initiatives Program
(BIP) and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The
input the agencies expect to receive from this process is intended to
inform the second round of funding. (Adobe PDF 44 Kb) PLEASE NOTE: Though it is not intended or expected, should any discrepancy occur between the document here and that published in the Federal Register, the Federal Register
publication controls. This notice is being made available through the
Internet solely as a means to facilitate the public’s access to this
document.
- Press Release: NTIA and RUS Streamline Programs to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans; Agencies Plan to Consolidate Final Two Funding Rounds, Seek Comment on Program Enhancements (Print Version Adobe PDF 108 Kb)
November 10, 2009
Press Release: NTIA Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning:
NTIA announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and
planning activities in Alabama, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming 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 91 KB)
November 6, 2009
Press Release: NTIA Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning in Arkansas, the District of Columbia, and New York:
NTIA today announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband
mapping and planning activities in Arkansas, the District of Columbia,
and New York 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 23 kb)
Applicants' summaries by state: Arkansas, Distric of Columbia, New York
October 26, 2009
Press Release: NTIA Announces First State Broadband Mapping Grants:
NTIA today announced that it has awarded the first four grants under
NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program to fund
activities in California, Indiana, North Carolina, and Vermont. 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 71 Kb)
Applicants' summaries by state: California, Indiana, North Carolina, Vermont
October 5, 2009
Congressional Testimony: Hearing on Oversight of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Broadband, Part 2:
Testimony of Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information, NTIA, before the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on
Communications, Technology and the Internet. (Print version Acrobat PDF 46 Kb)
September 10, 2009
Press Release: NTIA'S Broadband Mapping Initiative Off to Strong Start: All U.S. States, Territories, and D.C. Apply to Participate in Program
(Print version Acrobat PDF 334 Kb)
• List of State Applicants (Acrobat PDF 242 Kb)
September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009
Press
Release: Commerce and Agriculture Announce Strong Demand for First Round of Funding to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans: Nearly 2,200 Diverse Applications Submitted for Share of $4 Billion in Funding to Expand Broadband Access and Adoption. (Acrobat PDF 98 Kb)
August 27, 2009
Federal Register Notice: Method of acceptance of supplemental attachments:
RUS and NTIA announce additional measures to ensure that all pending
electronic applications can be submitted by the extended application
deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2009. All applicants
must complete and submit their core application by the extended
deadline. To the extent that any applicant has been unable to upload
any of the attachments to the application by the extended deadline, it
may submit those attachments on an appropriate electronic medium by
hand-delivery no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on August 24, 2009 or
postmarked no later than August 24, 2009. For applicants that choose a
delivery service requiring a contact name and telephone number, that
name and number is LaShemma Simmons, (888) 861-5509 [option 5]. (PDF 53
Kb)
August 20, 2009
Federal
Register Notice: Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP)
and Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)
Extension of Application Closing Deadline for Pending
Electronic Applications: The U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Rural Utility Service (RUS) and Commerce's
NTIA announced that the application closing deadline
for BIP and BTOP is extended until 5 p.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on August 20, 2009, for any electronic applications
pending as of 5 p.m. ET on August 14, 2009. There are
no changes to the filing instructions for paper applications. (Acrobat
PDF 50 Kb)
August 18, 2009
State Broadband Data and Development Program (Broadband Mapping Program) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Broadband Mapping Program). (Acrobat PDF 263 Kb)
August 12, 2009
Federal Register Notice: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program Clarification.
On August 7, 2009, NTIA released the following Notice clarifying the
information collection requirements for the State Broadband Data and
Development Grant Program (Broadband Mapping Program). (Acrobat PDF 42
Kb)
• Frequently
Asked Questions: Clarification of the Notice of Funds Availability
(NOFA).
Updated August 11, 2009
State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program Online Workshop.
On July 24, 2009, the Department of Commerce's National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hosted an
online workshop on its recently announced grant program to fund
collection of state-level broadband data, as well as state-wide
broadband mapping and planning. (Acrobat PDF 24 Kb)
• Broadband Mapping Program Webinar Slides (Acrobat PDF 1.3 Mb)
• Broadband Mapping Program Webinar Video (Windows Media format; Transcript forthcoming)
Updated July 27, 2009
Federal Register Notice: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program publication of OMB control number for information collection. Comments on the collection of information requirements in the BTOP NOFA are due by August 31, 2009. (Acrobat PDF 42 Kb)
July 16, 2009
Congressional Testimony: Hearing on Review of Rural Broadband Programs:
Testimony of Mark G. Seifert, Senior Advisor to the Assistant
Secretary, NTIA, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology,
Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. (Print version Acrobat PDF 52 Kb)
July 9, 2009
Federal Register Notice:
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and solicitation of applications
for the Broadband Initiatives Program and Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program. (Acrobat PDF 321 Kb)
• White House Press Release
• Fact Sheet
July 2, 2009
Federal Register Notice: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. (Acrobat PDF 167 Kb)
• Press Release (HTML version)
• Press Release (Acrobat PDF 21Kb)
• Fact Sheet (Acrobat PDF 222Kb)
July 2, 2009
Federal Register Notice: Buy American Exemption under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Acrobat PDF 56 Kb)
July 1, 2009
Press Release: U.S. Senate Confirms Lawrence E. Strickling As Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
(Print version Acrobat PDF 23 Kb)
June 26, 2009
Please send news media inquiries to press@ntia.doc.gov.
