This $10,752,090.73 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will enable the Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration to implement the state's Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include partnering with public entities to provide digital skills training and device distribution, launching digital skills programs through government agencies, and...
The State of Kansas Department of Commerce was awarded a $8,229,246.17 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA #11.032). The purpose of this grant is to implement the Kansas Digital Equity Plan, with key activities including: Creating a Digital Navigator Expansion Grant Program to identify and expand digital navigation services across the state Building a network of device...
The Montana Department of Administration received a $6,938,534.64 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032). The purpose of this 5-year grant, spanning January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, is to implement Montana's Digital Equity Plan developed through a prior State Digital Equity Planning Grant. Key activities funded under this award include: providing...
This $13,427,134.17 federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will be used by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (MD DHCD) to implement the Maryland Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include developing local digital equity plans, increasing access to digital technologies in underserved communities, providing digital literacy...
The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was awarded a $23,732,912.78 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032). The grant will be used to implement the Illinois Digital Equity Plan developed under a previous State Digital Equity Planning Grant. Key activities include creating a data dashboard and analytics approach to measure digital equity...
This $12,033,288.01 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032). The grant aims to implement Minnesota's Digital Equity Plan to increase broadband adoption, access to devices, digital skills training, and accessibility of government information. Key activities include: (1) piloting a Digital Opportunity Leaders Network, convening an interagency...
The Louisiana Division of Administration was awarded a $12,727,887.98 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032). The purpose of this 5-year grant, with a period of performance from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2029, is to implement Louisiana's Digital Equity Plan. Key activities to be performed include creating a Digital Equity Advisory Panel, developing and...
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $70,226,453.82 Project Grant to the California Department of Technology (CDT), doing business as Teale Data Center, to implement the California Digital Equity Plan under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032). The grant funds will be used to convene digital equity stakeholders, refine digital equity data and maps, expand digital navigation and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032), is intended to implement the Virginia Digital Equity Plan. The $18,330,732.47 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will fund a set of activities to be carried out by the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development over a 5-year period through December 31, 2029. The key products and...
This $1,227,500 project grant from the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce supports the development of broadband modeling, engineering feasibility plans, and technical assistance in Missouri. Awarded on September 9, 2021, the funding assists the Missouri Association of Councils of Government and its regional planning commissions to create eight regional broadband cluster plans and provide statewide broadband planning support. This project enables the Economic...