IMLS Grant Will Support Internet2 in Promoting Digital Equity in Alaska

A digital equity grant awarded to Internet2 will be used to enhance the capabilities of Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal libraries. Internet2 is a nonprofit community of more than 2,000 organizations that works to provide advanced technologies that are oriented for research and education. The two-year, $249,994 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant, which was funded by the Laura Bush 21st Century Library Program, will enable the Internet2 Community Anchor Program to “scale the adoption” of the Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit in these libraries, according to the announcement. The Toward Gigabit Libraries program was initially funded in 2015 and expanded in 2020 through previous IMLS grants.