NTIA Awards More Than $28M to Alaska, Ohio for Digital Equity Plans

NTIA awarded nearly $23.3 million to Ohio and about $5.6 million to Alaska to implement their digital equity plans, the agency said Thursday. The funding comes from the $1.44 billion state digital equity capacity grant program. Alaska will use its funding to establish statewide digital literacy initiatives and create a device program. Ohio's plans call for creating a digital inclusion grant program, developing a "statewide device ecosystem to increase access to affordable technology," and providing digital skills training to incarcerated people.