U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 28, 2022

Last week, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to New York City, where he met with entrepreneurs and local leaders to highlight the Commerce Department’s steadfast commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through various programs promoting job growth and innovation, business investment, and accessibility to broadband internet.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While everyday users enjoy ample choices in the mobile app store and rarely question their broadband coverage, first responders often are not so lucky. One reason is that it’s hard for developers to know if these mobile devices will operate as expected if they use commercial broadband networks. Bureaus and Offices. Public Safety.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 21, 2023

Strong governance and oversight for public safety In my last blog, I outlined the extensive contract oversight processes that are in place to ensure that our network contractor, AT&T, delivers the best broadband network for public safety. Bureaus and Offices First Responder Network Authority Tags Public Safety

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The goal is to understand how they’re using broadband in response operations, and then support them through programs, investments, and other activities. By getting actionable feedback directly from first responders, the FirstNet Authority can target investments and resources to further drive innovations for public safety wireless broadband.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 17, 2022

The roundtable focused on closing the digital divide as a part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides $65 billion dollars to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas. Broadband. Equity has been a day one priority for this Administration and underpins everything we do at the Commerce Department.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 15, 2021

The satellite broadband Internet market, moreover, has the potential to substantially expand through the launching of multiple “mega-constellations” of low-earth-orbit satellites. Two major satellite television companies together had some 28.5 Amazing things are happening in space, and the U.S. is leading the way. Bureaus and Offices.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Program models include a pathway for tracking outcomes at the individual-level (such as EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge) and a pathway for tracking outcomes at the community-level (such as NTIA’s- Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program).

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U.S. Department of Commerce

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Building out broadband for public safety. CRDs have proven critical during major events and disasters, such as Hurricane Ian when CRDs were deployed on amphibious vehicles and helicopters to provide responders and stranded residents with much-needed communications. Bureaus and Offices. First Responder Network Authority. Public Safety.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

NTIA received $65 billion from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to, “help close the digital divide and ensure that all Americans have access to reliable, high speed, and affordable broadband” through the Broadband Infrastructure Program. Department of Commerce in honor of Black History Month.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Larry Irving: NTIA Leader and Broadband Data Groundbreaker. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates $65 billion, including about $48 billion to NTIA, for expanding broadband in communities across the U.S., creating more low-cost broadband service options, and addressing the digital equity and inclusion needs in our communities.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2022

In the future, I will continue to collaborate with diverse groups of people to increase the efficiency of any organization I join, while also staying mission-oriented and value-driven in the pursuit of impactful results.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 18, 2023

They showed me the challenges first responders face and the ways that broadband technologies can make a real impact on responders’ lives. At the FirstNet Authority, we have a special role as the government agency responsible for the overall stewardship of the nationwide public safety broadband network. We must do the same for them.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 24, 2022

million grant to expand broadband connectivity in rural Indiana. His early career was spent on the engineering faculty of his alma mater, Purdue University, and he also served on the Advisory Council on Agriculture, Small Business and Labor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Read additional success stories from EDA grantees.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Commerce Grants and Funding Opportunities : This site offers a one-stop shop to search for all open grant opportunities at all Commerce bureaus. International Trade Administration. Minority Business Development Agency. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 27, 2021

Broadband. The day after the event, the President and the Senate bipartisan group announced agreement on the details of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework , the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure in nearly a century that will make transformational and historic investments. Leadership. Don Graves.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Broadband is giving first responders access to the information they need to make informed decisions. For the first time in public safety’s history, first responders are able to access and share data in the field with the help of the nationwide public safety broadband network, FirstNet. with more than 5.3

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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 27, 2021

At the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, Deputy Secretary Graves opened the roundtable by stressing the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed how wide the digital divide is in America and how much Americans rely on broadband for schools, jobs and telemedicine. to remain competitive in the 21 st Century.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Department of Commerce’s NTIA Awards First Grants to Tribal Groups Seeking to Expand Broadband. NTIA is committed to increasing broadband Internet access across America, particularly in unserved and underserved communities. Indian country has been left out of critical investments in broadband infrastructure for far too long,” said U.S.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2021

for broadband deployment?and billion infrastructure program and important measures on affordability and digital inclusion , as well as an additional $2 billion for NTIA’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). Tribal nations have been left out of critical investments in broadband infrastructure for far too long,” said U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 19, 2023

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is administered by Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Bureaus and Offices National Telecommunications and Information Administration Leadership Don Graves Tags Broadband The program is providing $42.45 Puerto Rico, the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 3, 2023

On broadband, NTIA spent 2022 making down payments on our future investments in connecting everyone in America to affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service. billion in grants to more than 200 Tribal entities, projected to connect more than 135,000 households, as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. Leadership.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This funding also added an additional $2 billion to the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) for broadband deployment on Tribal lands, as well as for telehealth, education, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion. Tags Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Native American Heritage Month

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 14, 2022

NTIA will help close the digital divide by deploying nearly $50 billion to universal, high-speed broadband so that everyone can participate in the modern economy. . NIST will help businesses create more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environments for all workers. Leadership. Don Graves. Workforce Development.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Strengthening Our Nation’s Preparedness with a Public Safety Broadband Network. At the FirstNet Authority, our mission is to ensure the build-out and enhancement of FirstNet, an interoperable wireless broadband network that serves first responders in every state and territory. September 8, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov. Infrastructure.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

National Broadband Network Dedicated to Public Safety The First Responder Network Authority , or FirstNet Authority, oversees the building, deployment, and evolution of FirstNet, the nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety. For more information on EDA’s work, please view their Disaster Recovery brochure.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Investing in Broadband High-quality, affordable broadband is necessary for education, jobs, and healthcare. However, millions and millions of Americans, including minorities and women, don’t have broadband access. The Commerce Department is making strong investments in the nation’s broadband infrastructure.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 22, 2023

Raimondo Tags Broadband And that's what I'm doing, is investing $50 billion all around the country to make sure every American is connected." Secretary Gina Raimondo Bureaus and Offices National Telecommunications and Information Administration Leadership Gina M.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MARCH 23, 2022

Ten years ago , Congress passed legislation authorizing the FirstNet Authority and giving us the mission to oversee the buildout, deployment, and operation of the nationwide public safety broadband network called FirstNet. . territory, is an experienced leader in the telecom sector who is dedicated to bringing broadband to the underserved.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 5, 2022

We help gather all the appropriate partners and discuss the scope of the event, locations where communications will be needed, and determine what broadband capabilities responders will use. We also offer an exercise inject catalog with hundreds of injects and discussion questions related to common public safety broadband activities.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In the 21 st century economy, broadband access and affordability isn’t a luxury – it’s essential to everyday life. Affordable broadband internet is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school learning, health care, and to stay connected. . Fri, 10/08/2021 - 13:31. Minority business growth.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Our mission is to oversee a communications network – FirstNet – that was created in light of the events of 9/11 to give American first responders a reliable nationwide broadband network. At the FirstNet Authority, our story is indelibly linked to September 11, 2011. Bravery and selflessness of America’s first responders. We will never forget.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 12, 2023

Today, every state and territory across the nation has signed on to the Internet for All Initiative and committed to connecting their communities to reliable high-speed Internet through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act programs.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 19, 2024

2023 Brings in Record Investments and Funding Opportunities to Support American Competitiveness and Create Good-Paying Jobs Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Highlights Key 2023 Department Accomplishments Tags Broadband CHIPS and Science Act Climate Change Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Semiconductor Industry

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Emphasizes Importance of Broadband & Racial Equity to Workforce Development . The bipartisan infrastructure bill will help us bring reliable, high-speed broadband to all Americans. Investing in communities and workers. Manufacturing. In honor of Manufacturing Month, U.S. Manufacturing is an important sector of the U.S. Leadership.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 17, 2022

Then, Deputy Secretary Graves attended a presentation on broadband and energy with the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) and the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget. The meeting centered around the needed infrastructure to increase statistical capacity and spur data-driven policy making. Bureaus and Offices.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, we have awarded over $1.5 For too long, Tribal communities have been cut off from the benefits of reliable, affordable internet connections. But that’s changing. Economic Development Administration. Leadership.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

APRIL 20, 2023

Raimondo Tags Secretary Gina Raimondo There's no way the Department of Commerce is investing billions of taxpayer dollars in brand new infrastructure projects and not having those jobs go to people who look like all of America,” said Raimondo. Click here for more information. Leadership Gina M.

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