Tech Goes Home gets $2 million from Boston, Massachusetts' American Rescue Plan Act funds

Tech Goes Home has received funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to improve digital inequity in Boston (MA). The Boston City Council voted to award the Boston-based nonprofit $2 million from the relief funds. Tech Goes Home announced the funding July 18 and said the ARPA money would allow it to engage with more than 100 new community-based organizations across Boston. Tech Goes Home partners with Boston organizations to provide residents with digital devices, internet and digital-skills training. Much of this programming transitioned online during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ARPA funding will also allow Tech Goes Home to increase its headcount and support for instructors, the nonprofit said. Its staff helps Boston residents connect with new federal programs offering more affordable, reliable internet access. Tech Goes Home estimated it will be able to help 4,500 households per year over the next four years access these federal programs. Tech Goes Home’s new funding comes from a pot of $367 million in federal pandemic relief funds that the city council approved July 13, up from the $350 million proposal Mayor Wu (D-MA) had presented to the council.