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  • MAY 30, 2024 | BLOG

    Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month: A Q+A with Angela Thi Bennett
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    Building Digital Programming to Support Second Chances
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  • APRIL 16, 2023 | BLOG

    Permitting Progress to Support Internet for All
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Internet For All is already changing lives. Learn more about how increasing access to high-speed Internet service is improving the lives of every day Americans across the country.

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  • From Intern to Career Advisor: Workforce Development in Southern Los Angeles

    Estephanie (Stephanie) Solano sees herself as a vessel for change.

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  • New IT Skills Help Three Arizona Students Change Careers

    NTIA awarded Phoenix College more than $4.25 million from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to improve high-speed Internet service capacity and workforce development training.

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  • A Retired Veteran Returns to College

    Sterling Williams Jr. was retired from the U.S. Airforce, bored, and looking for a fulfilling way to spend his time. “When you’re retired, there’s only a few things you can do: dig a garden, watch TV, cut the grass, or bowl, and I can’t [bowl] anymore,” said Williams, 62, a Sinton, Texas resident. But his niece suggested something else: going to college. Williams was intrigued but concerned about keeping a flexible schedule. Between picking his niece up from school and waiting for appointments at the Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, the idea of commuting back and forth for classes seemed like a significant obstacle. Then he learned South Texas College would give him a laptop and hotspot to attend classes remotely.
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Workforce Development

  • SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 | BLOG

    Connecting neighbors to high-speed Internet service in rural Texas
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  • AUGUST 16, 2023 | CASE STUDY

    Charter’s Broadband Field Technician Apprenticeship Program
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  • JULY 19, 2023 | CASE STUDY

    Verizon and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Training Program
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  • Stronger Together: Celebrating Digital Inclusion Week 2024

    Cody Dorsey, Digital Equity Federal Program Officer
    In 2022, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) joined the nationwide celebration of Digital Inclusion Week, recognizing its critical role in fostering equitable Internet access and digital literacy. While Digital Inclusion Week remains a week-long event, NTIA expanded its observance into a month-long celebration in 2023, reflecting the pressing need to address digital disparities in depth.

  • Leading Connectivity: Two Years of the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP)

    Maci Morin, Engagement and Communications Manager, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
    Just over two years ago, NTIA launched the Broadband Infrastructure Program, or BIP, to bridge the connectivity gap in unserved communities, including rural communities, in America. As the first grant program to launch under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet For All (IFA) Initiative, BIP has been leading the way with NTIA’s historic investment in broadband infrastructure, serving as a roadmap for other connectivity projects to follow.  Progress to Date

  • Pioneers of Change at Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Carolina Campus

    Shirley “Mel” Reyes Moret, Federal Program Officer, Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
    NTIA celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing one of our Internet for All grantees that embodies this year’s theme: "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together." At Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carolina Campus (UAGM-CC) principal investigator and agent of change Dr. Luis Rosario-Albert leads the effort to connect Carolina County, Puerto Rico residents to Internet services and digital skills training through the UAGCM-CC Broadband Digital Inclusion Project (BDIP).

  • Choosing the right mix of technologies to achieve Internet for All

    Evan Feinman, BEAD Program Director
    NTIA Seeks Comment on Guidance for Eligible Entities on Choosing Alternative Broadband Technologies for BEAD Program  In the course of designing the BEAD program, NTIA routinely has sought public input on key issues to ensure we succeed in connecting everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. Today, NTIA is seeking public comment on one of the most challenging aspects of the Internet for All initiative: projects serving the most difficult and remote locations to connect.

  • Stronger Together: Creating Meaningful Change through Digital Equity Projects

    Samantha Claggett, Digital Equity Advisor, NTIA
    On July 24th NTIA launched our Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. A wide variety of applicants will apply for part of nearly $1 billion to fund digital equity efforts in their communities. The application window will be open for 60 days and close on September 23, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.