"The $4,457,546 in funding comes from the Equity Implementation Program. The initiative is backed by the state and by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI). The communities were identified by the Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program, which provides strategic consultation and data collection for communities to expand internet access, purchase devices, boost digital skills training and increase community engagement, according to the press release."
""MBI is expanding internet access and affordability by putting more devices in the hands of residents, lowering the cost of public internet and strengthening digital skills training," MBI Program Executive Judy Jones said in a press release about the digital equity grants. The Massachusetts digital equity grants will focus on connectivity to combat economic hardship; device distribution and refurbishment; digital literacy; education, outreach, and adoption; public space modernization; staff capacity for digital equity; Wi-Fi access; and innovative connectivity technology."
Massachusetts awarded $4,457,546 through the Equity Implementation Program to support digital equity projects across 61 communities. The initiative is backed by the state and by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI). The Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program identified communities and provides strategic consultation and data collection to expand internet access, enable device acquisition, boost digital skills training, and increase community engagement. Funding priorities include connectivity to address economic hardship, device distribution and refurbishment, digital literacy, education and outreach, public space modernization, staff capacity building, Wi-Fi access, and innovative connectivity technologies. Ten municipalities were added to the planning program.
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