1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act . 2. High-speed broadband deployment initiative (a) In general Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative (a) Definitions (1) Broadband project The term broad­band project means— (A) planning, technical assistance, or training; (B) the acquisition or development of land; or (C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act. (2) High-speed broadband The term high-speed broadband means the provision of two-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Broadband projects (1) In general On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects. Any such grant shall be subject to the provisions of this section. (2) Eligible recipients for broadband projects (A) Definition In the case of grants for broadband projects, the term eligible recipient includes, in addition to the eligible recipients identified in section 3— (i) a public-private partnership