NDIA Blog
NDIA Submits Comments to Treasury Recommending ARPA funds Support Gap Networks
During the pandemic, over 40 communities across the country built wireless networks to address the unaffordability of internet service. These wireless networks proved to be a useful tool for communities in their attempt to address internet affordability. As such, NDIA...
NDIA Welcomes Munirih Jester to the NDIA Team!
NDIA continues to grow by welcoming Munirih Jester, Programs Manager! Munirih has a wealth of experience and will exponentially increase NDIA's capacity for change. Munirih Santiago Jester has extensive experience in the field of digital inclusion. For the past 6...
Join NDIA for Monthly EBB Webinars!
NDIA is offering two types of support for communities, affiliates, and friends who would like to learn more about the EBB Program: Monthly webinars for June, July & August Individual and group presentations on the EBB program and other federal digital inclusion...
NDIA Announces 2021 Benton Award Winners!
Named for Charles Benton, the founder of Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, NDIA created the awards to recognize leadership and dedication in advancing digital equity: from promoting the ideal of accessible and affordable communications technology for all...
Digital Literacy Assistance and Internet Access Eligible Expenses in Treasury Funds
First things first. We want to take a moment to celebrate and congratulate NDIA’s community - increasing digital literacy is recognized as such an important and essential component in closing the digital divide that it made its way into a major federal funding...
Congratulations to our Grow-with-Google Ujima Project Grantees!
It gives us great pleasure to announce the winners of the Ujima Grant Challenge project! The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), in partnership with Grow with Google, is excited to officially announce the six grant recipients representing communities...
NDIA Suggests Actions Congress Can Take to Increase Digital Equity to House Committee
NDIA submitted comments to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in advance of today’s hearing on “Broadband Equity: Addressing Disparities in Access and Affordability.” The pandemic highlighted the need for a...
Can Bulk Purchases be used for the Emergency Broadband Benefit?
As digital inclusion advocates and internet service providers (ISPs) across the country prepare for the start of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), NDIA has gathered resources to assist community based organizations and households navigate the temporary federal...
Net Inclusion 2022 – SAVE THE DATE
Net Inclusion is back in person and excited to invite you to join us in Portland, Oregon February 15-17th, 2022! We will begin Tuesday, February 15th with workshops at the University of Oregon’s Portland Campus and Digital Inclusion Site Tours. February 16th and...
New York, Maryland announce funding for statewide digital inclusion initiatives
On March 31, Speaker Carl Heastie, alongside Science and Technology Committee Chair Steve Otis, approved the State of New York’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Year budget that includes a statewide Digital Inclusion Grant Program valued at $15 million, which aims to assist efforts...