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Seven Star Communities: Calling for Applications for a New Initiative to Recognize Native Entities
Seven Star Communities is a new initiative to honor and celebrate Native nations accomplishing digital inclusion work. Native nations are a critical part of our network of digital inclusion practitioners here at NDIA. The Seven Star Communities program hopes to...
It’s time to prepare your Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program applications!
On July 24, 2024, NTIA published the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Competitive Grant Program. The Competitive Grant Program is the third (and final) set of funds available from the Digital Equity Act (DEA) authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and...
NDIA Announces Grading Internet for Good
To help millions of households navigate and evaluate low-cost internet plans, NDIA created a new rating system to evaluate a plan's affordability and quality. NDIA GIG (Grading Internet for Good) reflects lessons from ACP that contributed to the program’s success and...
Native Entities Capacity Grant Program
This is the third in a three-part series about the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program announcement from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Read the first blog post with an overview of the program and the second with...
Net Inclusion 2025 & 2026!
Join us at the nation's premier digital equity event, gathering together practitioners, advocates, academics, internet service providers, and policymakers as we make history with our first-ever conference on Tribal Lands in Gila River Indian Community. We’re excited...
Updated Digital Navigator Definition and New Standards
In 2020, NDIA convened a group of digital inclusion practitioners to establish a definition for the term “digital navigator.” The term described a model for digital inclusion built upon years of similar work, tailored for the new realities of the time. Together, NDIA...
First State Digital Equity Capacity Grant is Awarded and the Competitive Grant Program will Launch Any Day
Well, folks, the day we’ve been waiting for is finally here—the Digital Equity Act funds are finally making their way to communities around the country to support digital inclusion work on the ground. Yesterday, the National Telecommunications and Information...
Building Relationships with Local Funders
Many organizations have reached out to NDIA about the grant funding landscape as the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding is winding down on December 31, 2024. While all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico have submitted their Capacity Grant applications, contracts and...
The Affordable Connectivity Program has Officially Lapsed
Today we’ve hit a milestone in the life of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) none of us wanted to see—its end. As of today, May 31st, 2024, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) has officially expired. The month of May was already a partial benefit month,...
Today is David Keyes Day in Seattle!
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a proclamation declaring today, May 31, 2024, to be David Keyes Day in Seattle. David will be retiring from the City of Seattle today after serving for over 27 years as a pioneering leader in the field of digital equity. David has...