State Plans Show Us the Cost of Eliminating the Digital Equity Act

The Digital Equity Act established the Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, the Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. Since early May, all 50 states, U.S. territories, and Tribal entities have grappled with the termination of broadband adoption funding through the Digital Equity Act, which President Donald Trump, via a social media post, declared to be racist, illegal, and unconstitutional. All states have now terminated the adoption programs they had spent years developing in preparation for receiving their Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program funds.