Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.5 Million to Delaware in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awards Delaware 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. Delaware is receiving $5,511,209.05 in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jbs Act to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet throughout the state. Delaware will receive $4,995,113 in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment grants to fund various activities including:

• Identification of unserved and underserved locations;
• Planning and capacity building of Delaware's Department of Technology & Information for broadband deployment;
• Development of a workforce strategy with key partners to recruit and train residents for employment in infrastructure projects;
• Surveys of unserved, underserved, and underrepresented communities to better understand barriers to high-speed Internet adoption

Delaware will receive $516,096.05 in Digital Equity Act grants to fund various activities including:

• Creation of a Delaware Digital Equity plan;
• Engagement with stakeholder communities;
• Subawards to support stakeholder capacity development in three counties.