Biden-Harris Administration Awards $6.3 Million to Idaho to Implement Digital Inclusion Efforts

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded more than $6.3 million to Idaho to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, one of three Digital Equity Act grant programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  Idaho will use this funding to implement its digital equity plan, which outlines how the state will empower individuals and communities with the tools and skills necessary to benefit from meaningful access to affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service. Idaho will use the funding to implement key digital equity initiatives, including:

• Cybersecurity and digital skills training
• Programs to provide devices, like laptops and tablets, and device refurbishment centers
• Awarding public libraries and other institutions devices for loaning and in-facility community use.