by Amy Huffman | Feb 24, 2022 | Coalitions, Digital Inclusion News
Digital inclusion coalitions are increasingly being recognized as a key element of communities’ digital inclusion ecosystems. Back in 2017, NDIA published the first Digital Inclusion Coalition Guidebook, reflecting lessons learned from six established community-wide...
by Amy Huffman | Feb 8, 2022 | BEAD, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
If 2021 was about writing, passing, and signing into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), 2022 will be about figuring out how best to spend the $1.2 trillion it allocates. While Congress outlined some guidelines in the legislation around how the $65...
by Amy Huffman | Jan 31, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News
By Josh Mimura, fellow, and Amy Huffman, policy director The need for robust, accurate, and timely broadband adoption data has never been more acute. Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress allocated the largest investment in broadband and...
by Amy Huffman | Jan 18, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy, State & Local Funding
On January 6, the Department of Treasury released the Final Rule for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), updating and superseding the Interim Final Rule (IFR) beginning April 1, 2022. Until then, the IFR remains in effect, but awardees can...
by Amy Huffman | Dec 20, 2021 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
What Does the New ACP Mean for Households? By Josh Mimura, fellow, and Amy Huffman, policy director With the cost of broadband service being a significant barrier to digital equity, NDIA is thrilled Congress extended and amended the Emergency Broadband Benefit...