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DOC/NTIA RIN: 0660-AA36 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: ●Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program 
Abstract:

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 requires the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information to promulgate rules to establish the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program.  This program provides $285 million in grant to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) for the purchase of broadband internet access service and eligible equipment or to hire and train information technology personnel.  This final rule codifies and sets forth eligibility requirements for the program.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 302   
Legal Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. 116-260   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. 116-260  02/10/2021 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Consolidated Appropriations Act states NTIA must publish this rule within 45 days after enactment.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  05/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Milton Brown
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
HCHB Room 4713, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-1853
Email: mbrown@ntia.doc.gov