House Infrastructure Republicans File E-Bridge Act on EDA Broadband Grants
House Infrastructure Committee ranking member Sam Graves, R-Mo., and Economic Development Subcommittee ranking member John Katko, R-N.Y., filed the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-Bridge) Act (HR-6491) Tuesday in a bid to ease access to Economic Development…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
Administration grants for broadband projects. HR-6491 would remove regulatory barriers to EDA grants for broadband deployments in a way that would allow localities to partner with the private sector on such projects and give communities more flexibility to comply with EDA funding match rules. “This bill will help spur projects under EDA programs to give rural and poor communities more online access to medical care, schools, the workplace, food, and other essential services,” Graves said. Beyond the pandemic, “Providing more avenues to develop broadband will also help these communities attract more jobs and business.”