NTIA Awards $42M in State Digital Equity Capacity Grants

NTIA awarded digital equity capacity grants to four more states Friday. The money comes from the $1.44 billion state digital equity capacity grant program. NTIA approved Alabama’s application to access $13 million and Utah’s request for $7 million to implement their digital equity plans, the federal agency said in a news release. West Virginia may access its $9 million allocation, a second NTIA release said. And NTIA awarded Wisconsin’s application for $13 million, according to a third release. NTIA approved New York state’s application Thursday, amid a flurry of such announcements (see 2410310029).