The NTIA reports…

Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo will visit Durham, N.C., to announce the launch of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative, which will invest $45 billion to provide affordable, reliable, high-speed internet for everyone in America by the end of the decade. The initiative will be administered and implemented by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
The Internet for All initiative will build internet infrastructure, teach digital skills, and provide necessary technology to ensure that everyone in America – including communities of color, rural communities, and older Americans – has the access and skills they need to fully participate in today’s society.

The Internet for All programs launched today with three Notices of Funding Opportunity:

• Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program ($42.5 billion)
• Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program ($1 billion)
• State Digital Equity Act program ($1.5 billion)

They are hosting a series of webinars on the funds, starting May 16.