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NDIA Opens Applications for 2022 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer Communities
The 2022 Digital Inclusion Trailblazers application window opened June 1 and will remain open until June 30. NDIA welcomes applications from towns, cities, and county-level governments. The Digital Inclusion Trailblazers Program recognizes local governments that are...
Four States Awarded Capital Project Funds, Advancing Digital Equity
Over 200,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia, and West Virginia will soon have access to high-speed, affordable broadband thanks to the Capital Projects Fund (CPF), a $10 billion fund established through the American Rescue Plan Act of...
New $30, High-Speed Internet Plans Are a Leap Forward for Broadband Affordability, But Hurdles Remain
On May 9, the White House announced it secured commitments from 20 internet service providers (ISPs) to offer high-speed internet (at least 100 Mbps download speed) plans for no more than $30 per month. (You can read more about the White House announcement here.)...
NDIA Launches UPDATED Free & Low-Cost Internet Plans Webpage
Need to see updated information on free and low-cost internet plans? Look no further - NDIA has a great resource to help people in your community find the latest available plans. The updated Free & Low-Cost Internet Plans webpage now includes a catalog of over 25...
ICYMI: Video & Slides from Our Digital Equity Act/BEAD Webinar Are Here
If you didn't have a chance to catch our latest webinar on May 26, you can watch it below. Amy Huffman, NDIA policy director, digs into the Digital Equity Act's first Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and the NOFO for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment...
What Is ‘Digital Discrimination’?
NDIA Submits Comments to FCC on ‘Digital Discrimination’ Definition and Rules One aspect of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 that isn’t discussed as much as the digital equity and broadband money is the Federal Communications Commission’s...
NTIA Releases Requirements for $42.5B of BEAD Funding: Here’s What It Says About Digital Equity
NTIA Releases the Notice of Funding Opportunities for Three IIJA Programs Today By Amy Huffman, policy director, Angela Siefer, executive director, and Josh Mimura, policy fellow This is the third in a four-part series about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
First Bucket of Digital Equity Act Funds Opens up Today
NTIA Releases the Notice of Funding Opportunities for Three IIJA Programs Today This is the second in a four-part series about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) digital equity and broadband grant announcements from the National Telecommunications and...
The IIJA Money is Finally (Almost) Here
NTIA Releases Notice of Funding Opportunities for Three IIJA Programs TodayToday is a big day—we’re one step closer to seeing the $65 billion investment the federal government made in digital equity and broadband through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
Denver Public Library Made a Tool for Comparing Internet Options – And We’re Sharing It with You!
Guest Blog by Nate Stone, program administrator, Technology Education and Access | Digital Inclusion, Denver Public Library Soon after launching our digital navigator program in Denver, Colorado, we discovered that one of the biggest challenges in signing community...