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 | 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 Paolo Balboa | Feb 29, 2024 | Coalitions, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA’s Senior Programs Manager Paolo Balboa led a plenary discussion at Net Inclusion 2024 around the Digital Equity Act and what steps to take to prepare for the grant process. Click here to access the slides from the presentation. This year, the Digital Equity Act...
by Valeria Ceballos Jauregui | Jul 6, 2023 | Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
States have officially started releasing their State Digital Equity Plans and opening their public comment period. Below are the plans that are live as of July 6, 2023: Montana: Digital Opportunity Plan (Public Comment Period Closed: June 16, 2023) Maine: Draft...