Broadband Information and Resources

A broadband resource page about upcoming training and funding opportunities, and links to national, state, regional, and county resources.

The following information and resources have been compiled by OSI as a general source for those interested in learning more about broadband and current initiatives.

News and Updates:

• OSI’s Planning Lunches at Noon (PLAN) May 20, 2021 webinar: Broadband for Your Community: Getting Started recording and slides now available.
• Rural towns looking to connect to broadband internet (Valley News, April 11, 2021)
• Broadband expansion in southwestern NH: a team effort (NH Business Review, April 8, 2021)
• A Fiber Network Spurs a New Northern New Hampshire Tech Corridor (BroadbandCommunities, March 2021)
• NH Municipal Association Town and City: Broadband is More Important than Ever (September/October 2020)

Current Broadband Funding Opportunities:

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

• Overview of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
• NTIA Press Release about Notice of Funding Opportunity (May 19, 2021)
• NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program Webpage
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • First Set of Frequently Asked Questions (May 24, 2021) 
  • Second Set of Frequently Asked Questions (June 10, 2021) 
  • Third Set of Frequently Asked Questions (June 23, 2021) 
  • Fourth Set of Frequently Asked Questions (July 20, 2021) 
  • Fifth Set of Frequently Asked Questions (July 27, 2021) 
• Upcoming NTIA Grant Program: Broadband Infrastructure Webinars
  • None scheduled at this time
• Past NTIA Grant Program: Broadband Infrastructure Webinars – see link to presentations
  • Data as the Foundation for Broadband Planning held on February 17, 2021
  • Broadband Infrastructure Webinar Session 1a held on April 28, 2021
  • Broadband Infrastructure Webinar Session 3a held on June 9, 2021
  • Broadband Infrastructure Webinar Session 4a held on July 14, 2021
• NTIA Grant Program Contact:
  • Jennifer Duane, Senior Broadband Program Specialist, Email: jduane@ntia.gov, Phone: (202) 482-2048

American Rescue Plan (2021) – Assistance for State, Local, and Tribal Governments

Capital Projects Fund

• Statement on Purpose and Process (May 10, 2021)
  • Guidance on fund to be released soon by U.S. Treasury
  • Applications for funds expected to be accepted in Summer 2021

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)

• Overview of Funds
  • Fact Sheet 
  • FAQs 
• Interim Final Rule (May 10, 2021) 
  • U.S. Treasury guidance clarifies that SLFRF funds can be used to make necessary investments in broadband infrastructure.

National Broadband Resources:

• Broadband USA – National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
  • Broadband Federal Funding Guide - Fiscal Year 2021 (updated May 28, 2021) 
  • Broadband Events page
  • Broadband Resources page
  • State Broadband Leaders Network
• Federal Communications Commission Broadband Map
• BroadbandNow National Broadband Map
• NTIA Indicators of Broadband Need Interactive Map (New)

Statewide Broadband Resources:

• BroadbandNow – New Hampshire
• Network New Hampshire Now
• NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program
  • Broadband: The Connection to New Hampshire's Future (2015) 
• UNH Broadband Center of Excellence

Regional Broadband Resources:

• Central NH Region Broadband Plan (2014)
• Lakes Region Broadband Plan (2014) 
• Nashua Region Broadband Plan (2014) 
• North Country Region Broadband Report (2014) 
• Rockingham Planning Commission Regional Broadband Plan (2014) 
• Southwest Region NH Broadband Plan (2014)
• Southwest Region Planning Commission Broadband Resources
  • Monadnock Broadband Group
  • Monadnock Broadband Implementation Guide (October 2020) 
  • Southwest NH Municipal Committees list
• Strafford County Broadband Resources
• Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission Broadband Plan (2014)

County Broadband Resources:

• Carroll County Broadband Committee
• Coos County Broadband Committee
• Grafton County Broadband Committee