NTIA Awards Michigan $20.5 Mn for Digital Inclusion Initiatives

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce granted over $20.5 million to the state of Michigan to advance its Digital Equity Plan. 

This makes Michigan the second state to receive funding from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Digital Equity Act grant programs.

States will utilize these resources to implement digital equity plans aimed at equipping individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities necessary to access affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service.

This funding is a part of the “Internet for All” initiative, under which NTIA will provide states with funds to implement their digital equity plans, which outline how states will empower individuals and communities with the necessary tools and skills they need to benefit from meaningful access to reliable and high-speed Internet service.  

“Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Department of Commerce is not only connecting everyone in Michigan and across the country to quality, affordable high-speed Internet, but also making sure they have the tools and skills they need to make the most of that Internet connection,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said.

Earlier this month, NTIA awarded more than $9 million to Nevada to implement their Digital Equity Plan. Nevada became the first recipient of funding under the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program.