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 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 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 | Jan 18, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy, State & Local Funding
On January 6, the Department of Treasury released the Final Rule for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), updating and superseding the Interim Final Rule (IFR) beginning April 1, 2022. Until then, the IFR remains in effect, but awardees can...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Mar 25, 2021 | Capital Projects Fund, Digital Inclusion News, State & Local Funding
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the lack of digital equity for millions of households within communities of all kinds – big cities, small towns, suburban as well as rural and tribal communities. The majority of federal resources focused on the digital divide...
