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Equity Fact Sheet: How Internet for All Investments Are Reaching Underserved Communities
High-speed Internet service powers education and the economy. It supports access to health care and education, and it connects us to our neighbors and to those we love. People without Internet service are forced to go without fundamental necessities. The latest NTIA Internet Use Survey shows that roughly 1 in 6 American households aren't connected to the Internet. That's a sixth of our country that's unable to fully participate in modern life.
Get Ready - State Digital Equity Capacity and Planning Grant Program: Native Entities
Digital Equity Act: Funding Available for Native Entities at a Glance
Proposals to Improve Broadband Program Alignment Report
Proposed BEAD Alternative Broadband Technology Guidance
2023 Federal Broadband Funding Report
Introduction to the Digital Equity (DE) Competitive Grant Program
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Notice of Funding Opportunity Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
Key Dates
Complete applications from Eligible Entities, including Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations (“Native Entities”) must be received through the NTIA Grants Portal no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 23, 2024.
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing between the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Agriculture, The National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Digital Equity Act at a Glance
The third grant program funded by the Digital Equity Act of 2021 is the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The information below can guide organizations as they Get Ready to prepare their applications.
Understanding the DE Competitive Grant Program: What You Need to Know
The Digital Equity Act programs focus on empowering those most impacted by the digital divide, referred to as “Covered Populations.” The Covered Populations are: