FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel speaks about the Affordable Connectivity Program in Washington, D.C. in February 2022. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) FCC shares deadlines for broadband consumer labels Broadband providers will now have to label their services with details about speed, pricing and performance starting next year. Oct 11, 2023 By Caroline Nihill
Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore. (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images) New Maryland grant program supports innovative infrastructure The pilot for the Build Our Future grant program is funded at $10 million and will provide matching grants up to $2 million to eligible projects. Oct 6, 2023 By Skylar Rispens
President Joe Biden looks on during a high-speed internet infrastructure announcement at the White House. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) Here’s how much every state is getting from BEAD grant program Nineteen states are set to receive more than $1 billion for high-speed internet deployment from the $42.5 billion BEAD grant program. Jun 26, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
President Biden speaks as he announces a $42.5 billion investment in high-speed internet infrastructure during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 26. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Biden announces $42.5B in broadband funds from BEAD program President Biden called the $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program a "bold" step toward universal high-speed internet access by 2030. Jun 26, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Sean Gallup / Getty Images) NTIA delivers $67M to states in broadband planning grants The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced another batch of broadband planning grants for states. Dec 8, 2022 By Keely Quinlan
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate committee on May 4. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images) Cybersecurity grant program kicks off with long-awaited guidelines The Biden administration published a long-awaited notice for the $1 billion, four-year cybersecurity grant program in last year's infrastructure law. Sep 16, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
The Arizona state flag flies between the United States flag and the Navajo Nation flag at the Visitor Center at Canyon de Chelly National Monument near Chinle, Arizona. (Robert Alexander / Getty Images) Tribal broadband programs got $634M this month Five groups in Arizona received $105 million in grants from tribal broadband programs funded by last year's infrastructure law. Aug 30, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Assistant Commerce Secretary Alan Davidson testifies on federal broadband funding before the Senate Commerce Committee. (U.S. Senate) Broadband grant program to start distributing planning funds The NTIA will soon distribute initial planning funds for its $42.5 billion BEAD program, with each state set to receive up to $5 million. Aug 17, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Getty Images USDA releases $401 million for rural broadband The grants and loans funded by last year's infrastructure law will cover 21 rural broadband projects in 11 states. Jul 28, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) States may need extension on cyber grants, NASCIO director says The federal fiscal year is winding down, even as states continue to wait for instructions on a $1 billion cyber grants program. Jul 15, 2022 By Benjamin Freed