NTIA AND RUS STREAMLINE PROGRAMS TO BRING BROADBAND, JOBS TO MORE AMERICANS
Agencies Plan to Consolidate Final Two Funding Rounds, Seek Comment on Program Enhancements
WASHINGTON – The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced they are streamlining the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s broadband grant and loan programs by awarding the remaining funding in just one more round, instead of two rounds, to increase efficiency and better accommodate applicants.