GSA Announces Projects to Receive American Rescue Plan Funding for Digital Services

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) announced the 14 projects selected to receive funding in fiscal year 2021 under the $150 million provided by the American Rescue Plan Act. This work will provide government-wide citizen-facing services to help recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and reimagine the delivery of digital services improving transparency, security, and efficiency. Included in the TTS American Rescue Plan Projects is an effort to bridge the gap to wifi access. The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed the access gap to affordable wifi for low-income and rural families. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and TTS are piloting efforts to provide the public, secure, compliant, and affordable wifi hotspots to help address the digital divide.