Digital Equity Office Receives Funding

Kansas City's Digital Equity Office is proud to receive the Missouri Office of Broadband Development's Digital Demonstration Project Grant for $25,000. Kansas City's Digital Equity Office will utilize this grant money to promote participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The Digital Equity Office will partner with Essential Families, a not-for-profit community-based organization, to help enroll eligible Kansas City residents into the ACP. This money will specifically go toward the city's outreach efforts, including:

• Media and social media campaigns for the Affordable Connectivity Program,
• Hosting events to enroll eligible participants into the program,
• Door-knocking and other in-person campaigns to educate and enroll residents,
• Production and distribution of materials to promote the program.