Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.4 Million to Washington, DC, in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that the District of Columbia received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. The District of Columbia is receiving $5,463,126.49 in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the District.

The District of Columbia will receive $5 million to fund various activities including:

• Identification of unserved and underserved locations;
• Planning and capacity building of the city's broadband office;
• Asset mapping across to catalogue high-speed Internet adoption programs and activities occurring within the city;
• Creation of a five-year plan to increase digital equity, access, reliability, and affordability, and enable initiatives across e-health, remote education, workforce development, and remote work to drive inclusive growth.

The District of Columbia will receive $463,126.49 to fund various activities including:

• Creation of a digital equity plan for Washington, DC;
• Development and execution of stakeholder engagement;
• Adapting the digital equity staff.