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NTIA Approves Digital Equity Funds for Five States, Puerto Rico

The $68 million will be split among six recipients.

Ari Bertenthal

Ari Bertenthal

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NTIA Approves Digital Equity Funds for Five States, Puerto Rico
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2024 – Commerce Department officials announced Thursday that five states and Puerto Rico have been approved to access digital equity funds totaling more than $68 million to support their digital equity programs.

Funding will be disbursed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Delaware will get $4.8 million, Louisiana $12.7 million, Missouri $14.2 million, Oklahoma $11.2 million, Tennessee $15.8 million, and Puerto Rico $9.8 million.

The digital equity program funding will flow from the federal government’s $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program. The award was announced by the NTIA in a press release.

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