[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6513-6514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-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) 482-2048; email: [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email [email protected].

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 https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events. 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 https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/ and NTIA's YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/ntiagov 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 [email protected].

    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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