Digital Equity Act grants are coming: Start building your application partnerships now

The Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is coming back, and applications could open as soon as December. After a federal court ruled in July that the administration could not simply cancel the program, the Commerce Department committed to reopening it under a new Notice of Funding Opportunity. That is good news for the field. But the application window is likely to be short and badly timed, and the organizations that start preparing now will be best placed to compete. Finding the right partner can make or break a joint application, and the clock is already running. We break down what’s confirmed, what we’re still waiting on, and how Connect Humanity and Human-I-T can help you line up partners and put together a competitive application.