Michigan Awarded $20.5M Digital Equity Capacity Grant
The state can now implement its digital equity plan.

The state can now implement its digital equity plan.
July 18, 2024 – Michigan is the second state to be awarded State Digital Equity Capacity Grant money through a $20.5 million allocation on Thursday.
The $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant is one of three Digital Equity Act grant programs created by the $65 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. States will use the money to implement their digital equity plans, which were approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in April.
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