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Hi NCL colleagues, ICYMI - the federal agency in charge of the Digital Equity Act will be hosting five pre-NOFO technical assistance webinars this spring. The Notice of Funding Opportunity, of course, is the federal equivalent to an RFP. One of the webinars is focusing on digital equity in particular. See highlight below -- it's the April 27 one. -Amanda ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <broadbandusa@osmmail.ntia.doc.gov> Date: Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 12:49 PM Subject: Register Today for the NTIA IIJA Pre-NOFO TA Webinar Series To: BroadbandUSA Announcements <broadbandusa@osmmail.ntia.doc.gov> [image: Logo, company name Description automatically generated] *BroadbandUSA Announcement* *Register Today for the NTIA IIJA Pre-NOFO TA Webinar Series* NTIA will host a pre-Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) technical assistance (TA) webinar series in March–May 2022 in connection with the five new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program; and the Digital Equity Act Programs, which include the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. These pre-NOFO technical assistance webinars are designed to help prospective applicants understand NTIA’s IIJA broadband grant programs and to assist applicants to prepare high quality grant applications. NTIA will hold these IIJA Pre-NOFO TA webinars based on the following schedule: 1. *Webinar #1: Broadband Technology & Economics Primer <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntia-gov.zoomgov.com%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_Ad-UvINkTmmGY5-0oPVvlA&data=04%7C01%7Cbroadbandusa%40osmmail.ntia.doc.gov%7C21c977657da543aa623b08d9fd3d4b60%7Cd6cff1bd67dd4ce8945dd07dc775672f%7C0%7C0%7C637819261981423682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=wtrnKL9vlO6F4uoPdesLIAAPJt4ZIitwB4gFWSiTnAw%3D&reserved=0>* - Wednesday, March 9, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 2. *Webinar #2: Engagement & Partnerships <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntia-gov.zoomgov.com%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_4isuAyedR_2NHTDXZSO_MA&data=04%7C01%7Cbroadbandusa%40osmmail.ntia.doc.gov%7C21c977657da543aa623b08d9fd3d4b60%7Cd6cff1bd67dd4ce8945dd07dc775672f%7C0%7C0%7C637819261981423682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=L3%2Fxi9RsdSR8XDnr4cySXiopEhJtPF4C2tU%2BkLuuSR8%3D&reserved=0>* - Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET 3. *Webinar #3: Enabling Conditions <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntia-gov.zoomgov.com%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_RCSCd__uS5uvVzQaAFIAaw&data=04%7C01%7Cbroadbandusa%40osmmail.ntia.doc.gov%7C21c977657da543aa623b08d9fd3d4b60%7Cd6cff1bd67dd4ce8945dd07dc775672f%7C0%7C0%7C637819261981423682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=MpJv0oFU4dtLuEJyLUJwJeBs5NLNpuE7tfzLRotwrb8%3D&reserved=0>* - Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET 4. *Webinar #4: Digital Equity & Inclusion <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntia-gov.zoomgov.com%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_MD9qNsZKR_-0-tyHQLPILA&data=04%7C01%7Cbroadbandusa%40osmmail.ntia.doc.gov%7C21c977657da543aa623b08d9fd3d4b60%7Cd6cff1bd67dd4ce8945dd07dc775672f%7C0%7C0%7C637819261981423682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xAst2rrOGMRjTs2pxxVr0M1IZRpmoynAYB5QQa7bxgg%3D&reserved=0> * - Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET 5. *Webinar #5: Managing Costs & Supply Chains <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntia-gov.zoomgov.com%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_4T0kjDJETK-XuCDSvkLMSw&data=04%7C01%7Cbroadbandusa%40osmmail.ntia.doc.gov%7C21c977657da543aa623b08d9fd3d4b60%7Cd6cff1bd67dd4ce8945dd07dc775672f%7C0%7C0%7C637819261981423682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=nh%2BrDZ%2F9UiVDgGqmqSshryxP%2B7NxN3WfC0p%2BNhfAmzg%3D&reserved=0>* - Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 2:30–4:00 p.m. ET You can also access each webinar’s event webpage for registration details and other important information on the BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbroadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov%2Fevents%2Flatest-events&data=04%7C01%7Cbroadbandusa%40osmmail.ntia.doc.gov%7C21c977657da543aa623b08d9fd3d4b60%7Cd6cff1bd67dd4ce8945dd07dc775672f%7C0%7C0%7C637819261981423682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=f53Trm%2FbHMAVtsTNz2%2BzORhi6E85qEfemNC8tl%2BNyZo%3D&reserved=0> . 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