# BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ntia-broadband-infrastructure-program-21-broadband-infrastructure-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333684

> National Telecommunications and Information Admini offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 200 awards. Applications closed on August 17, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NTIA-BROADBAND-INFRASTRUCTURE-PROGRAM-21 |
| Agency | National Telecommunications and Information Admini |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 17, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 200 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.031 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

A covered partnership is eligible for a grant under the Broadband Infrastructure Program. The Act defines a covered partnership as a partnership between: (A) a State, or one or more political subdivisions of a State; and (B) a provider of fixed broadband service. A covered partnership may include more than one provider of fixed broadband service as part of its application. Additionally, a provider of fixed broadband service may participate in more than one covered partnership. See Section III of this NOFO for additional information concerning the eligibility requirements for this program.

## What the grant funds

NTIA issues this NOFO to describe the requirements under which it will award grants for the Broadband Infrastructure Program, authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title IX, Section 905, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020) (Act). The Broadband Infrastructure Program provides new federal funding for the Assistant Secretary to make grants on a competitive basis for the deployment of broadband infrastructure. The Act authorizes grants to covered partnerships for covered broadband projects, defined as competitively and technologically neutral projects for the deployment of fixed broadband service that provides qualifying broadband service in an eligible service area. See Section I of this NOFO for the full Program Description.

## Questions people ask

### Is NTIA-BROADBAND-INFRASTRUCTURE-PROGRAM-21 still open?

No. It closed on August 17, 2021.

### Who can apply for BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM?

National Telecommunications and Information Admini accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM?

Closed August 17, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Broadband Infrastructure Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Missouri Department of Economic Development, Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration, Washington State Department of Commerce. The program made 14 awards worth $283 million in that time.