Kansas Announces $3.9M Digital Equity Grants
The money will fund public Wi-Fi and device distribution programs.

The money will fund public Wi-Fi and device distribution programs.
June 11, 2024 – Kansas awarded seven organizations a combined $3.9 million in Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology grants, announced Gov. Laura Kelly June 4.
The ADOPT program is Kansas’s digital equity program as outlined by the state’s Digital Equity Plan. It is designed to tackle the challenges of digital accessibility, affordability, and availability. It focuses on funding public Wi-Fi solutions and device availability programs.
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