by Amy Huffman | May 13, 2022 | BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News
NTIA Releases Notice of Funding Opportunities for Three IIJA Programs Today Today is a big day—we’re one step closer to seeing the $65 billion investment the federal government made in digital equity and broadband through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
by Amy Huffman | Apr 27, 2022 | BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, State & Local Funding
Update April 29, 2022: The Digital Inclusion Guide for States is not publicly available at this time. Apologies for any inconvenience. Today NDIA released our newest publication for states, territories and the District of Columbia – the Digital Inclusion Guide...
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 | Dec 9, 2021 | ACP, BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as recently passed by Congress, appropriates over $65 billion to states, local governments, community organizations, and other entities for a range of digital inclusion activities. To help you better understand and navigate...
by Amy Huffman | Nov 16, 2021 | BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News
By Amy Huffman, policy director, and Josh Mimura, NDIA fellow Finally! After months of negotiations, many hours in the drafting “room,” lots of speculation, and some hand-wringing (on our part at least), President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and...
by Angela Siefer | Aug 10, 2021 | ACP, BEAD, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News
After months of talks, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act today in a 69-30 vote. The bipartisan bill includes a $65 billion broadband proposal, designed to “connect every American to reliable high-speed internet,” according...
