by Aaron Schill | Jul 13, 2022
As a digital financial institution, Alliant understands how deeply intertwined digital connectedness is with financial wellbeing. That’s why on July 20, we’re banning together with our 650,000+ members nationwide, digital inclusion leaders across the country,...
by Aaron Schill | May 26, 2022
The Pew Charitable Trusts will host its inaugural Broadband Access Summit in Cleveland, OH. The event will bring together policy experts and public sector stakeholders for workshops and discussions designed to equip attendees with the essential knowledge, skills, and...
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...