by Yvette Scorse | Dec 14, 2022 | BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
Angela Siefer, NDIA executive director, advocated for the advancement of digital equity Tuesday while testifying on “Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs” before the Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband....
by Yvette Scorse | Dec 7, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA’s Executive Director Angela Siefer will be testifying before a subcommittee of the US Senate on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10 a.m. EST at a hearing entitled “Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs.” We’re thrilled to be among the few...
by Amy Huffman | Dec 5, 2022 | Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, State & Local Funding
Christmas came early for Digital Equity Act administering entities! After nearly a year of dissecting the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), gathering best practices working with states, territories, and DC, and consulting with...
by Tsion Tesfaye | Nov 14, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
Exactly one year ago (on November 15), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law. In addition to making historic investments in broadband and digital equity, the bill also establishes the imperative to address digital discrimination. The...
by Aaron Schill | Sep 19, 2022 | Coalitions, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News
Local Digital Inclusion Coalitions Should Start Acting Now This fall, states, territories, and the District of Columbia (DC) will receive Digital Equity Act (DEA) Planning Grant awards – and, with approximately a year to develop their state digital equity plan,...
by Amy Huffman | Jun 7, 2022 | Capital Projects Fund, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
Over 200,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia, and West Virginia will soon have access to high-speed, affordable broadband thanks to the Capital Projects Fund (CPF), a $10 billion fund established through the American Rescue Plan Act of...
