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

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Hawaii 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. Hawaii is receiving $5,570,883.00 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 state. Hawaii will receive $5 million to fund various activities including: 

• Identifying unserved and underserved households;
• Increasing capacity of the State Broadband Office;
• Engaging locally with the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to better understand barriers to adoption for unserved and underserved communities. 

Hawaii will also receive $570,883.00 to fund various activities including: 

• Development of the Digital Equity plan for Hawaii through the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism;
• Outreach with the State Broadband Office to stakeholders in unserved and underserved communities;
• Development of collaborative partnerships among stakeholders to achieve digital equity in Hawaii.