Heartland Forward
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Four Principles to Maximize the Impact of Federal Spending on Connectivity in the Heartland
Heartland Forward's work through Connecting the Heartland in the coming months and years will be anchored in four guiding principles:
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Heartland Forward and LULAC Partner to Increase Latinx Enrollment in Emergency Broadband Benefit
Heartland Forward and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced a new partnership to lead on-the-ground advocacy and enrollment efforts to help connect Latino households to affordable internet through the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program.
State and Local Stakeholders are Key to Making Emergency High-Speed Internet Programs Long-Term Successes
Heartland Forward has created a multi-year, multi-pronged initiative, Connecting the Heartland, that includes a new workshop series to bring together decision-makers and influencers from the Beltway with the problem-solvers and doers in the Heartland who are working to expand high-speed internet access.