National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is the President's principal adviser on telecommunications and information policy issues.

NTIA and the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) jointly issued a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and solicitation of applications on July 1, 2009, describing the availability of funds and application requirements for the broadband initiatives contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Many have talked about digital inclusion for more than a decade. With $7.2 billion allocated to broadband stimulus in the ARRA, the nation has a chance to make pervasive broadband access a reality. Will this be the critical moment for national broadband?

There are so many options - From rural and remote definitions, to cable plant lines, to household per census block - understanding the methodology, abilities, and types of broadband mapping is essential.

You know about broadband and you know about the $7.2 Billion in broadband stimulus and also that states have the ability to apply for $350 Million in grants for broadband mapping projects... But do you know the importance and how they relate?

A portal to apply for broadband funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.