OpportunityTitle: State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program (2024)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible entities include any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico that has completed a Digital Equity Plan that meets the requirements of 47 U.S.C. &#167;1723(c); U.S. Territories that submit a Digital Equity Plan consistent with the obligations of their State Digital Equity Planning Grant award; Native Entities, or a consortium of Native Entities, with the necessary authorizations.
Description: The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program is the second of three digital equity programs authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Division F, Title III, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429, 1209 (November 15, 2021) also known as the Digital Equity Act to promote digital inclusion activities and achieve digital equity. The Digital Equity Act consists of three funding programs: (1) the $60 million State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program; (2) the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program; and (3) the $1.25 billion Competitive Grant Program. The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program will provide funds to States and U.S. Territories to implement the State Digital Equity Plans developed pursuant to the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program. The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program NOFO also establishes a competitive program to make both State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program funds and State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program funds available to Native Entities to carry out digital equity and inclusion activities consistent with the Digital Equity Act.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Angela Thi Bennett &lt;br/&gt;Director of Digital Equity, NTIA &lt;br/&gt;(202) 482-2048 &lt;br/&gt;digitalequity@ntia.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Complete applications from States (including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on May 28, 2024 [60 days after issuance of this NOFO]. Complete applications from U.S. Territories (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 31, 2024. The application window for Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations (&#8220;Native Entities&#8221;) will open on September 25, 2024 [180 days after issuance of this NOFO], and all Native Entity applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on February 7, 2025 [315 days after issuance of this NOFO].