NTIA 2023: A Year in Review

I often describe NTIA as a ‘small but mighty’ agency. We lived up to that moniker in 2023, making considerable progress in our work to close the digital divide, build a better Internet at home and abroad, and support U.S. wireless innovation and leadership. NTIA hit major milestones in 2023, including:

• Announcing allocations at the White House for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to 56 states and territories.
• Awarding $980 million in grants across 40 states and territories from our Middle Mile program, which invests in projects building regional networks that support last-mile networks connecting homes and businesses.
• Making more than $1.86 billion in awards to support network deployment as well as devices and digital skills training for 226 Tribal entities through our Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
• We launched an inquiry into AI Accountability Policy and kicked off public engagement with this work at an event in December
• Finally, NTIA made huge strides in spurring U.S. wireless innovation and leadership with the White House release of our National Spectrum Strategy in November