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 Ryan Collins | May 13, 2024 | DEA, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
NDIA has warned policymakers about digital redlining, a discriminatory practice that prevents certain populations from having internet access, since 2017. Thanks in part to these warnings and advocacy efforts, the creation of digital discrimination rules was mandated...
by Amy Huffman | Apr 22, 2024 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, IIJA, Policy, Policy Positions
Time’s almost up for Congress to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Without the funding, 23+ million households risk losing internet access. This federally funded program has made a huge difference in people’s lives, but its future...
by Amy Huffman | Apr 4, 2024 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy
The good news just keeps getting better! Last week NTIA opened its State Digital Equity Grant Program NOFO, making available $811 Million for States, US Territories, and Native Entities (see our blog about that here). And today, we’re excited to announce that NDIA’s...
by Shauna Edson | Apr 3, 2024 | Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
IT’S HAPPENING!!! NTIA Opens State Digital Equity Grant Program $840 Million Soon Available for States, US Territories, and Native Entities This is the first in a three-part series about the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program announcement from the National...
by Angela Siefer | Apr 1, 2024 | Coalitions, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
It’s not every day that you get the honor of presenting an award to someone with such an esteemed background as Gigi Sohn. But that’s exactly what happened this week in Arizona when I introduced her as the distinguished recipient of the Digital Equity Institute Impact...
