National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced two American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to help bridge the technological divide, improve education, and increase economic opportunities for low-income families in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will re-open the solicitation for Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) applications until Thursday, April 22, 2010.

The Department of Commerce announces the solicitation of applications for a grant for the Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) Program.

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Virginia and American Samoa under...

This report focuses on: first round application review; first round grant awards; issuance of the second NOFA, including changes from the first NOFA; steps taken to ensure sufficient oversight and compliance; and efforts to ensure sufficient staffing and resources. This report also provides an update on the State Broadband Data and Development Program (Broadband Mapping Program), including an update on awards made and other steps taken to develop a national broadband map.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced 23 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs and improve education and healthcare cross the country. The grants will increase broadband access and adoption in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The grants, totaling more than $160 million, will lay the groundwork to bring high-speed Internet access to millions of households and businesses, and link up thousands of schools, hospitals, libraries, and public safety offices to the information superhighway.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke -- joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) -- announced a $4.7 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investment to help bridge the technological divide and increase economic opportunities in Clark County, Nevada.

Commerce Secretary Locke -- joined by Sen Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep Jay Inslee (D-WA) -- announced a $84 million Recovery Act investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost...

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced a $7.25 million Recovery Act investment to bridge the technological divide and increase economic opportunities in vulnerable and low-income communities in Los Angeles, the Central Valley, Orange County, San Diego, and the Inland Empire in California. The grant will fund digital literacy training for more than 675,000 individuals, enabling them to make use of key educational, employment, and health resources online.

Commerce Secretary Locke, Sens Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Tom Udall (D-NM), and former New Mexico Governor Toney Anaya announced a $11.2 million Recovery Act investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and healthcare in eastern New Mexico and west Texas.