F E D E R A LB R O A D B A N DF U N D I N GR E P O R T INVESTING ININTERNET FOR ALL Interactive Graphics Click on the computer icon to link outto interactive graphic. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction01 Page 3 Report Progression02 Page 6 Figure 6FY21 Appropriated, Obligated, andOutlayed for Broadband by Top ThreeAgenciesPage 27 Report Approach03 Figure 7FY21 Appropriated, Obligated, andOutlayed - All Other AgenciesPage 27 Page 9 FY21 InvestmentLandscape04 Figure 11Planning, Data, and Mapping Page 13 05FY21 Key Findings Figure 14FY20 and FY21 Broadband Outlays byProgram Use Page 26 Economic Impact06 Page 34 Full Data Dashboard Conclusion07 Impact Illustrations Page 38 Click on the books icon to read narratives.Pages 39-50 01 Introduction In December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021was enacted, including the Advancing CriticalConnectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on AssessedNeed and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act.This Act directed the Department of Commerce’s NationalTelecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity andGrowth (OICG) within NTIA. OICG administers and manages eight federal broadband grant programs, conductsvarious stakeholder engagement activities, and leads interagency coordination efforts to close the digital divide.12 In December 2021, NTIA released the inauguralACCESS BROADBAND Report(2021 Report). The 2021Report provided a baseline understanding of the data captured for federal broadband and Universal ServiceFund (USF) programs. The baseline report captured broadband data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and identifiedopportunities for collecting, sharing, and reporting on broadband funding data for future reports. The 2022Federal Broadband Funding Report summarizes and analyzes FY21 data collected from across the federalgovernment. Broadband funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was appropriated in FY22 and will beincluded as part of the 2023 Report. Due to the data collection timeline, Federal Broadband Funding Reportscurrently report on the previous fiscal year rather than the fiscal year they are released in. Report Purpose and Highlights:Tracking FY21 Federal Dollars FY21 Report Components:Investment, Connection, Impact In December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 wasenacted, including the Advancing Critical Connectivity ExpandsService, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and DataBased on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND)Act. This Act directed the Department of Commerce’s NationalTelecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) toestablish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG)within NTIA. OICG works to promote transparency andaccountability across federal government broadband investmentsthrough tracking and reporting. Number of residents In theU.S. who receivebroadband access. TheFY21 Federal Broadband Funding Reportincludes anaggregate view to meet these legislative requirements: A description of how many residents of the United Stateswere provided broadband by which universal servicemechanism or which federal broadband support program. An estimate of the economic impact of such broadbanddeployment efforts on local economies, including any effecton small businesses or jobs. Economic impacts and proposedindicators for future measurement. The 2021 Report included two parts to fulfill the ACCESS BROADBAND Act’s requirements. Part one of the2021 Report provided a description of OICG’s work for the previous year, including OICG’s grant administration,engagment activities, and efforts to close the digital divide, and part two addressed the reporting requirementsrelated to broadband funding across the U.S. Government. For 2022 and moving forward, the OICG AnnualReport, detailing OICG’s work and accomplishments, will be a separate report, which allows NTIA to betteraddress the reporting requirements under the ACCESS BROADBAND Act. For 2022, the OICG Annual Reportfocuses on OICG’s growth to administer the historic investments appropriated under the ConsolidatedAppropriations Act of 2021 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the BipartisanInfrastructure Law). Both this report and the 2022 OICG Annual Report are available on the NTIA website. To accompany this report, NTIAdeveloped a consolidated datadashboard to assist in the analysisand reporting for FY21 federalbroadband investments. The fulldashboard with comprehensivefilters and data extract capabilities ishoused on the NTIA ACCESSBROADBAND webpage andincludes a link to the report data inInfogram®, a data visualization andinfographics platform. are still opportunities to mature the tracking and analysis of broadband access, usability, and impacts.In 2022, while cross-agency dataaggregation efforts andstandardization improved comparedto the prior reporting period there Click on the computer ic