NDIA Blog
New York Digital Inclusion Fund Opens Requests for Proposals
The New York Digital Inclusion Fund launched with exciting new grant opportunities for New York-based digital inclusion work. The fund will support innovative partnership models accelerating digital inclusion across New York state. NDIA is proud to partner with...
Sen. Warnock and Rep. McEachin Introduce “The Device Access for Every American Act”
We’re thrilled to announce that Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Virginia introduced the “Device Access for Every American Act” today. The bill would: Create a $400 device voucher for low-income Americans to purchase...
Salt Lake City Public Library Publishes Digital Navigator Toolkit
Salt Lake City Public Library Model Offers New Guidance Last fall, when NDIA launched our Digital Navigator training, Navigators was a nascent program with the potential to change the lives of community members in a transformative way. With guidance and feedback from...
NDIA Community Defines ‘Digital Inclusion Ecosystem’
This week, the NDIA community worked together to define the concept of "Digital Inclusion Ecosystem."A Digital Inclusion Ecosystem is a combination of programs and policies that meet a geographic community’s unique and diverse needs. Coordinating entities work...
Lumen Technologies’ Broadband Deployment Discriminates Against Lower-Income & Tribal Areas
A new report, from Communications Workers of America in partnership with NDIA, shows that Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) underinvested in building internet infrastructure in lower-income areas and Tribal lands. The report, titled, “Lumen’s Digital...
NDIA Celebrates the Senate Passage of the Infrastructure Bill
After months of talks, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act today in a 69-30 vote. The bipartisan bill includes a $65 billion broadband proposal, designed to "connect every American to reliable high-speed internet," according to the White...
Text of the Infrastructure Bill Is (Finally) Here, and It’s Full of Good Things for Digital Inclusion
The “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act'' totals nearly $1 trillion, with $65 billion set aside for broadband and historic levels of support for digital inclusion. The Senate began debating the bill over the weekend and may vote on it as early as the end of this...
Framework for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes Digital Equity
NDIA Continues to Influence Digital Inclusion Policy As we continue to monitor the status of the infrastructure bill in the U.S. Senate, we’re excited to see resources and policies addressing digital inequities. The influence of NDIA and our community is striking in...
NDIA Adds to Digital Inclusion Definitions!
NDIA's definitions of digital equity and digital inclusion have been used widely to advocate and legislate work and with all the changes in digital inclusion work this year, we’re proud to introduce two new definitions for major staples of our work: Digital Redlining...
NDIA Supports New Homework Gap Legislation
National Digital Inclusion Alliance supports new legislation, which was introduced today, to extend the FCC's Emergency Connectivity Fund (EFC) and thus support schools and libraries’ providing devices and connectivity in their communities. The legislation, Securing...