Texas Halts $55.6 Million Digital Equity Program over NTIA Uncertainty

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – Texas is pausing all grants and contracts related to the state’s allocation of the federal State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, the Texas Broadband Development Office announced Tuesday.

According to the announcement, the decision is related to the Trump Administration’s ongoing spending changes and “federal government realignment.”

President Trump has nominated Arielle Roth to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which oversees the digital equity program. The date for her Senate confirmation hearing has not been announced.