Broadband Stimulus

$4.8 billion in Recovery Act funding now available to bring high-speed Internet to more Americans

NEW! Connect Ohio Broadband Stimulus Round Two Funding Analysis webinar

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WASHINGTON – On January 15, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced availability of $4.8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants and loans to expand broadband access and adoption in America. This is the second funding round for the agencies' broadband programs. The investment will help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth and create jobs.

NTIA and RUS also announced the rules for applying in this funding round, which have been modified to make the application process easier for applicants and better target program resources.

For more information, visit: www.broadbandusa.gov.

Second Round Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs)

Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service Round Two NOFA.

Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration's Round Two NOFA.

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program fact sheet.

Connect Ohio Broadband Stimulus Data Tools

These new interactive tools will allow broadband stimulus funding applicants and the general public to click on any Census Block within Ohio to obtain the number of households served and unserved by a broadband provider within that Census Block. Click here to visit the new feature on Connect Ohio's interactive Broadband Inventory map.

Broadband Stimulus Eligibility Map of Rural and Remote Areas in Ohio

This is a statewide map displaying rural and remote areas as defined in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

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