N.C. Opens $24M Digital Equity Program
North Carolina launched a digital equity program, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said Tuesday. The state IT department’s digital equity and literacy office will spend $24 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. Under phase one, $10 million will go…
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to 10-15 state government entities to develop or expand digital inclusion programs. Each grantee will get up to $2 million for a project that must be completed by 2025. State entities must apply by Oct. 28. A second phase opening in winter 2023 will include $14 million in competitive grants for municipalities, nonprofits, community-based organizations and others. “This is an important step toward getting more people connected online so they can work, learn, access telehealth and connect with one another,” said Cooper.