Funding
Broadband Trade Groups Not Fans of Proposed Federal Grant Update
OMB is proposing making it easier for agencies to cancel awards and eliminating milestone-based payments
Funding
The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.
Funding
NTIA Announces $53 Million for AI-Native 6G Projects
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty said it was important for the U.S. to be involved in 6G standard setting
Funding
Oklahoma Invests $14.5 Million in Community Access Portals
The program will bring essential online services to more than 75 rural and regional library systems.
Funding
Wireless Infrastructure Association Nabs $30 Million for Workforce Development
Pew said in a recent paper that states have multiple avenues for shoring up their workforces ahead of BEAD
Funding
Sen. Collins Presses OMB to Reconsider Sweeping Grant Rule Changes
The proposed rule could affect major federal broadband programs, including BEAD
Funding
SpaceX President Announces Large Contribution to Trump Accounts
Shotwell announced she is gifting SpaceX stock to assist children born in lower income households in central Texas.
Funding
California Regulators Fund Broadband Projects at $137,000 Per Location
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hiked the state’s Universal Service Fund tax to help fund the grants.
Funding
California Regulators Raise State Universal Service Surcharge
Small monthly fee that funds broadband and phone assistance programs will rise 15 cents per line.
Funding
FCC Clears E-Rate Review, Local Permit Shot Clock Proposal
School and library groups said they were planning to marshal opposition to cutting back E-Rate funding
Funding
Senate Farm Bill Would Codify ReConnect Program
The House-passed USDA funding bill would provide $40 million for the program in FY27
Funding
RiverStreet Years Late on Broadband Projects Funded by COVID-Era Grants
The Virginia provider was contracted through 2022 and 2023 broadband grants under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Funding
FCC E-Rate Inquiry to Ask About Reducing Funding, Expanding School Internet Filters
The agency’s proposal on local permitting shot clocks would ask about extending them to 'commingled' telecom and broadband infrastructure.
Funding
Pennsylvania Man Faces Up to 40 Years for Defrauding Internet Subsidy Program
The defendant admitted to submitting false customer addresses to receive higher subsidies intended for tribal residents.
Funding
FCC to Vote on ‘Top-to-Bottom’ E-Rate Review, Local Permitting Shot Clocks at June Meeting
Also on the agenda: subsea cable security licensing, 911 reliability, and emergency alerts.
Funding
House Committee Advances USDA Funding Bill
The bill includes $40 million for the ReConnect program.
Funding
OMB Proposes Major Overhaul of Federal Grant Rules
The proposal would expand agencies’ ability to terminate awards after being issued.
