Federal Broadband Funding Report: These Agencies Are Funding Internet for All

On May 8, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth released its second annual report on federal broadband funding. The report summarizes and analyzes fiscal year 2021 (FY21) data collected from across the federal government, including the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund (USF) programs. Over a dozen agencies provided NTIA data for the report. Here we look at what one might call the "Big Four" broadband funders in the federal government: the Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Agriculture.