NTIA disputes broadband stimulus heads mostly to E&C members

“As described in the grant rules, we considered factors such as the sustainability of projects and how they would meet the needs of the community,” he said. “This resulted in a proportional distribution of grants funds, without regard to congressional districts or political affiliations.”

According to NTIA officials, the report fails to show the breadth of the impact of each grant, which could benefit many congressional districts, and not just the district that received it.

They said the 100 grants that affect the districts of committee members also affect over 300 districts of other members who are not on the committee.

The officials said that this shows that the grants associated with the committee largely benefit districts not served by members of the committee.