Every Connecticuter Connected With Capacity Funds
January 14, 2025
The National Telecommunications Administration (NTIA) awarded the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commission for Educational Technology over $9 million in Digital Equity Capacity Grant funding towards implementing the state's Digital Equity Plan. According to NTIA, Connecticut will use its $9,183,114 in funding to implement key digital equity initiatives, including:
- Creating an urban and rural Digital Navigator Pilot program;
- Developing a digital equity curriculum covering basic digital literacy, online safety, digital citizenship, information literacy, and the use of AI tools; and
- Creating a searchable database that identifies and categorizes digital equity resources.
Here is how and when DAS will implement all the initiatives in its digital equity plan.
Every Connecticuter Connected With Capacity Funds