For communities interested in building their own internet network or expanding internet access locally, it can be daunting to know where to begin. This page contains guides that can help a community begin the planning process.
BroadbandUSA Internet for All Webinar Series
This webinar series will provide an in-depth look at how eligible entities can access the NTIA Grants Portal and apply for the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program.
The National Broadband Resource Hub
A philanthropic initiative empowering government and community leaders to build a better broadband future. Search funding guides, policy analyses, how-tos, and more.
Broadband Interagency Working Group (BIWG)
Through the BIWG, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) works with other federal agencies to improve coordination across programs, reduce regulatory barriers to broadband deployment, promote awareness of the importance of federal support for broadband investment and digital inclusion programs, and collect and share information with communities about available federal resources for broadband deployment and digital inclusion efforts.
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NTIA Broadband Adoption Toolkit
A toolkit from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to help other agencies and organizations around the country accelerate efforts to help the nearly one-third of Americans who are not broadband subscribers.
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Broadband Interagency Working Group (BIWG)
Through the BIWG, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) works with other federal agencies to improve coordination across programs, reduce regulatory barriers to broadband deployment, promote awareness of the importance of federal support for broadband investment and digital inclusion programs, and collect and share information with communities about available federal resources for broadband deployment and digital inclusion efforts.
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