# Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
> **National Telecommunications and Information Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2021-06-15 · Effective 2021-06-15 · 86 FR 31638
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-12454
- **Category:** spectrum
- **Sub-agency:** National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 31638
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 302
- **Publication date:** 2021-06-15
- **Effective date:** 2021-06-15
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 210608-0124
## Abstract

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the ``Act'') appropriated $285 million to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program. The CMC Pilot Program will provide grants to eligible historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs); Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs); and Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in anchor communities for broadband internet access service, equipment, or to hire information technology personnel to facilitate educational instruction including remote instruction, and to lend or provide equipment to eligible students or patrons. This final rule describes NTIA's programmatic scope, eligibility criteria, and general guidelines for the CMC Pilot Program as authorized by the Act. NTIA will subsequently publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on www.grants.gov that will provide more details regarding the CMC eligibility guidelines, application instructions, and program requirements.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/15/2021-12454/connecting-minority-communities-pilot-program)
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