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Your Voice Matters: State Digital Equity Plans Seek Public Feedback
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...
ACP Maps, Dashboards, and Tools: Which is Right for You?
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides eligible households with a subsidy toward their internet bill. While ACP is a valuable step toward digital equity for many households, we must help eligible households take advantage of ACP and guide Congress to renew...
Digital Navigator Spotlight: Digital Navigators of the Hudson Valley
NDIA had the privilege of training and supporting a total of 105 participants with the Digital Navigators of the Hudson Valley over the past year. This regional model combined the efforts of neighboring library networks Ramapo Catskill Library Council and Mid-Hudson...
NDIA Advocates for Digital Equity before House Subcommittee
Angela Siefer, NDIA executive director, will advocate for a national digital inclusion strategy today while testifying on “Closing the Digital Divide: Overseeing Federal Funds for Broadband Deployment” before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and...
Before Submitting Comments on the Digital Equity Act, Check This Out
NDIA Policy Team Walks through the RFC & Where Your Voice Matters Digital equity practitioners and experts, this is your chance to share what matters to you in two upcoming federal grants. If you saw the National Telecommunications and Information...
Broadband Consumer Labels Are (Finally) Coming
NDIA Submits Comments to FCC on Increasing Transparency for Broadband ConsumersOne aspect of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that isn’t often talked about is Congress’ goal to make broadband pricing more transparent for consumers. Clear information...
How Can ACP Data Be More Useful and Transparent?
NDIA and Common Sense Media Submit Comments to FCC on ACP Datasets The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is not an isolated program. ACP and the data it generates are tightly woven into the fabric of COVID-era digital equity and broadband deployment programs. ...
The First Round of ACP Outreach Grants Are Here, and More Are Coming
FCC Announces First Round of Grant Awards Over 220 organizations around the country will soon have access to over $73 million in dedicated funds to help support outreach and enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to public notices...
10 New York Digital Inclusion Coalitions Report Growth, Thanks to Grant Program
Ten digital equity coalitions from across New York state are playing a pivotal role in leading digital inclusion ecosystems in their areas. The organizations, supported by New York Digital Inclusion Fund (NYDIF) Coalition Planning Grants from NDIA and Schmidt Futures,...
Among Hundreds of Heroes, Three Emerge as ‘2023 Digital Equity Champions’
NDIA & Benton Present Awards at Net Inclusion in San AntonioAbove: WATCH the presentation of the 2023 Benton Digital Equity Champion awards at NDIA's Net Inclusion conference in San Antonio. Adrianne Furniss, executive director of the Benton Institute, presents...