You provided feedback, and NDIA has listened. We have gathered all of NDIA’s Digital Equity Act (DEA) advocacy tools and resources into a single, easily accessible and editable Word document for those who do not use Google Drive. You can also download this PDF if you can’t access Google Docs or Word, or simply want all your resources in one place. You can access all of NDIA’s DEA Advocacy Tools on our website.
To advocate for the reinstatement of the DEA, we must help more people understand the benefits these programs can provide. These benefits include enabling individuals to communicate effectively with their doctors, take online classes, secure jobs, avoid online scams, and connect with family and their community. NDIA has developed a range of resources and tools to aid advocacy efforts and raise awareness of the DEA. Many of these tools can be edited or used for other purposes, too.
Here are direct links to each of the tools:
- Protecting Digital Equity Act Funds
- Policymaker Phone Call Template for Advocating for Digital Equity Act Funds
- Template Email/Letter to Member of Congress re. Digital Equity Act
- One-Pagers: Protecting the DEA by State/Territory
- Finding Your Federal, State, and Local Elected Officials
- Current DEA Allocations by State/Territory (Updated in May to include an estimated total DEA funds allocated for each state and territory) based on the current allocations announced to date.
- Profile Templates for Members of Congress
- Sign-On Template Letters to Members of Congress
- Digital Inclusion Funding Celebration Ideas
- Digital Inclusion Funding Celebration Agenda
- Template Agenda for an In-District Congressional Meeting
- Talking with Members of Congress at Community Events (and How to Find Out Where They’re Going to Be!)
- Template Email/Letter to Request an In-District Meeting with Members of Congress
- Protecting Digital Equity Act Funds: Advocacy Resources and Tools Word Document (Please note: Word’s formatting settings differ on the Word desktop and web app. To view this document in the web app (in a browser vs. the app you install on your computer) with correct formatting, go to “View” and select “Reading View.”)
- Protecting Digital Equity Act Funds: Advocacy Resources and Tools PDF