3. First round of BAND-NC grantees are announced
Six projects from 11 NC counties have been granted funds from IEI’s BAND-NC grant program. This is the first round of funds, with a rolling application deadline of August 31, 2020. The program will support up to thirty $5,000 “rapid response community innovation grants” this summer, a series of workshops led by IEI and BIO to help communities develop their digital inclusion plans this fall, and another thirty $5,000 “implementation” grants in 2021.
Learn more and apply today
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Bonus! 4. Take the NC Broadband Survey
COVID-19 has exposed to the world the challenges and inequities the digital divide causes for those without access to broadband or the tools and technologies to use it. Reliable internet access is crucial for getting North Carolina back on its feet so that students can learn, teachers can teach, businesses can grow and communities can connect. Having a more comprehensive look at North Carolina’s speed and need is critical when building strategies for getting homes connected. To further those efforts, the Broadband Infrastructure Office at the N.C. Department of Information Technology is gathering information on locations without adequate internet access and speeds in the state through a survey called the N.C. Broadband Survey.
The survey takes about five-minutes to complete and is available in both English and Spanish.
Click here to take the survey: https://ncbroadband.gov/survey
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