Comcast, Conference of Mayors Awards $1.5M Digital Equity Grants
The money will go to ten cities to enhance digital skills trainings.

The money will go to ten cities to enhance digital skills trainings.
June 28, 2024 – Comcast and the U.S. Conference of Mayors awarded $1.5 million in digital equity grants to 10 cities across the country on Wednesday as part of the Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge, a competition jointly sponsored by the two entities.
Winners of the award are Charlotte, North Carolina; Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon’ Cleveland, Ohio; Little Rock, Arkansas; Richmond, Virginia; Kinston, North Carolina; Michigan City, Indiana; White Plains, New York; and York, Pennsylvania.
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