Baltimore Office of the Mayor
Through a grant from the State of Maryland's Connected Devices Program, Baltimore City received 30,000 Chromebooks, Distributed them to Low-Income Households
Baltimore City will distribute 30,000 free Chromebooks to eligible Baltimore City households. The Chromebooks were secured through a grant from the State of Maryland’s Connected Devices program, which is overseen by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and assists counties and municipal governments in their digital equity and inclusion efforts.
Mayor Scott announces plan to use $35 million of federal money to close Baltimore broadband gap
Mayor Brandon Scott (D-MD) is announcing Baltimore's latest investment with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars: $35 million focused on the administration’s efforts to close the digital divide. Following his early commitment to address digital disparity, the Mayor has continued to champion efforts to close Baltimore’s digital and broadband divide, with nearly 100,000 city households facing barriers to internet access at home — exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.