Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $7.2 Million to New York in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that New York received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. New York is receiving $7,178,646 in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state. New York will receive $5 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grants to fund various activities including: 

• Supporting activities including the development of a high-quality Five-Year Action Plan, Initial Proposal, and robust Final Proposal, which will serve as roadmaps for transforming New York's digital infrastructure in rural and urban areas across the state;
• Developing of a preliminary budget for pre-planning activities;
• Providing technical assistance to potential subgrantees, including through workshops and events;
• Asset mapping to catalogue broadband adoption, affordability, equity, access, and deployment activities.

New York will receive $2,178,646 in Digital Equity Act grants to fund various activities including:

• Supporting development of a robust and comprehensive five-year statewide Digital Equity Plan that will serve as a roadmap for achieving digital equity across the state;
• Stakeholder engagement;
• Capacity building statewide, regionally, and locally;
• Data collection, asset mapping and analysis.