by Paolo Balboa | Feb 29, 2024 | Coalitions, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA’s Senior Programs Manager Paolo Balboa led a plenary discussion at Net Inclusion 2024 around the Digital Equity Act and what steps to take to prepare for the grant process. Click here to access the slides from the presentation. This year, the Digital Equity Act...
by Angela Siefer | Feb 15, 2024 | Coalitions, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
Angela Siefer, executive director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), spoke from the Net Inclusion 2024 stage in Philadelphia on February 14. She outlined a vision for a sustainable future for the digital inclusion field and movement. Watch her speech...
by Ryan Collins | Jan 12, 2024 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA along with Five Community Partners File Letter with FCC Representing ACP Outreach Grantees Since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established the ACP Outreach Grant Programs (National Competitive Outreach Grant Program; Tribal Competitive Outreach...
by Ryan Collins | Jan 10, 2024 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA Files Letter with FCC Representing Its 1,500+ Affiliate Organizations While continuing to fight for Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding, we must also prepare for a future without the program if Congress doesn’t act. We spoke with NDIA community members...
by Ryan Collins | Nov 27, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News, Digital Navigator, National Digital Navigator Corps, Policy
The ACP recently reached a new high of 22 million households benefitting from the program. However, those households are now all at risk of losing internet access if the program loses funding. To help Congressional members understand the repercussions if Congress...
by Angela Siefer | Nov 16, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy
Since 2017, NDIA has raised the alarm on digital redlining, a form of digital discrimination. There was no recourse – no one to hear the complaints or defend those harmed. Today, new rules will help prevent and eliminate digital discrimination. On the...