by Amy Huffman | May 31, 2024 | BEAD, DEA, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, IIJA, Policy, State & Local Funding
Michigan, home of great innovators like Henry Ford, Anna and Melville Bissell, and Elijah McCoy is once again leading the country with its innovation. This time, however, the innovation isn’t new technology—but a funding strategy that would catalyze new technologies,...
by Davida Delmar | Aug 29, 2023 | BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
Tribes are using digital equity funds to do amazing work toward closing the digital divide. Mohawk Networks has signed up over 450 people in the community for a monthly $75 discount on their internet bill through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Digital...
by Amy Huffman | Mar 10, 2023 | BEAD, Capital Projects Fund, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
Sec. Raimondo, Sen. Luján, and US Treasury Make Big Announcements at Net Inclusion Y’all. What a whirlwind week we had in San Antonio at our 6th Net Inclusion conference! We can’t get over how amazing it was to see 800 of you in the same room at the same time, and...
by Angela Siefer | 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 Amy Huffman | May 26, 2022 | BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
If you didn’t have a chance to catch our latest webinar on May 26, you can watch it below. Amy Huffman, NDIA policy director, digs into the Digital Equity Act’s first Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and the NOFO for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and...
by Amy Huffman | May 13, 2022 | BEAD, Digital Inclusion News
NTIA Releases the Notice of Funding Opportunities for Three IIJA Programs Today By Amy Huffman, policy director, Angela Siefer, executive director, and Josh Mimura, policy fellow This is the third in a four-part series about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...