Digital Inclusion

Digital Equity Suit Paused Until New Funding Notice

NTIA is planning to take applications on reinstated broadband adoption funding in December

Jake Neenan

Aug 19, 2026 — 3 min read

Photo of President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office on Aug. 6, 2026 by Alex Brandon/AP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2026 – A federal judge agreed Tuesday to pause the legal challenge over the Trump administration’s cancelation of broadband adoption funding.

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance, a nonprofit that had won funding under the axed program, said it agreed to pause its litigation to give the Commerce Department time to issue a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

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