Woods, Senior Broadband Program Specialist, NTIA Kevin Hughes, Broadband Program Specialist, NTIA.In addition to the panelists below, Secretary Gina Raimondo provided a welcome and opening remarks for the webinar. Moderated by Francine Alkisswani, Telecommunications Policy Analyst, NTIA, members of the CMC team provided a comprehensive overview of the programmatic details relevant to prospective applicants. As required by the Act, NTIA published a Final Rule for the CMC Pilot Program on June 15, 2021, and a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on August 3, 2021. The CMC Pilot Program was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title IX, Section 902, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. The CMC Pilot Program will provide $268 million in grant awards to eligible Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and consortia applicants (led by HBCUs, TCUs and MSIs that include a minority business enterprise (MBE) or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization) in anchor communities for broadband Internet access service, eligible equipment, or to hire and train information technology personnel. On August 18 and 19, staff from NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program provided further detail on the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program. NTIA Grant Program: Connecting Minority Communities Webinar, Session 5 Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure.Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Department of Agriculture (USDA) (U.S.Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).
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