The State of North Dakota was awarded a $4,549,772.25 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's purpose is to implement North Dakota's digital equity plan, which was developed through a previous NTIA planning grant. Key activities include:
- Developing a digital inclusion web tool to consolidate available digital equity programs, offerings, and resources across the state.
- Collecting feedback and applying guidance to better reach, serve, and respond to the needs of underserved populations such as low-income, veteran, rural, minority, low-literacy, aging, and disabled individuals.
- Providing funding to state agencies to expand or adjust existing digital equity programs and resources to better serve these covered populations.
- Convening internet service providers to establish objectives for a cybersecurity certification program, and identifying a subrecipient to finalize its development.
The grant has an award date of January 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2029. The State of North Dakota plans to subaward a portion of the funds to implement the proposed digital equity activities.
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