2023 Digital Equity Spark Grantees

The 2023 Digital Equity Spark Grantees and their projects are:

• Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP): Through educational workshops, ITUP will engage a network of healthcare and health policy leaders in identifying and breaking down digital barriers to health, while promoting a more equitable and accessible healthcare delivery system.
• #OaklandUndivided: Provide devices that measure the bandwidth delivered to these homes as well as latency spikes and outages, collect the costs of service to analyze if individuals are receiving the speeds promised, and highlight the discrepancies between these maps and the Federal Communications Commission’s CostQuest Map to demonstrate the need for more accurate mapping. 
• Public Policy Institute of California: To monitor and track SB 156 implementation by tracking local efforts to expand broadband infrastructure, improve affordability, and promote digital literacy/inclusion via a survey with key contacts across the state and; understanding the disparities in the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) funding programs.