NEW REPORT: A Broadband Affordability Benefit to Connect the Unconnected
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Closing the digital divide for the 18 million households that have access to the Internet but can't afford to connect.
We are at a critical moment in the effort to close America’s digital divide. Congress now has an opportunity to create a new broadband affordability program without taxpayer burden. Our latest report, A Broadband Affordability Benefit to Connect the Unconnected, outlines recommendations that can make funding for a new broadband affordability benefit available from January 2025. This plan already has significant bipartisan support and could finally ensure that no home is left offline.
Accelerate Connectivity With Comprehensive Grant Framework
The MDU Community Connect Program empowers state broadband offices with a comprehensive grant framework that eliminates over 200 hours of development time and reduces costs significantly. By adopting this ready-made solution, states can accelerate the deployment of reliable, high-speed internet to public and affordable multi-dwelling units (MDUs), ensuring equitable access for low-income residents and covered populations. Take the next step to bridge the digital divide efficiently and effectively.
Join the 19 states investing more than $500 million to connect MDUs.
For Broadband Program Success, Outreach Is Key
Demand generation is a critical component of successful broadband programs. It can help ensure funding reaches communities with the greatest need, validate connectivity needs within MDUs in your state, and show if there is greater need than anticipated. By engaging stakeholders early, these campaigns help create a robust pipeline of ready applicants, maximizing the impact of grant programs and ensuring resources are deployed efficiently and equitably.
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Our team has been mobilizing state constituents to demonstrate that there is a desire, need, and urgency for MDU connectivity programs to be created through demand-generation campaigns.
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UPCOMING WEBINAR
Apartment Wi-Fi: Bridging the Digital Divide in Affordable Housing
JANUARY 28, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET
With $10 billion available through the Capital Projects Fund, states have a unique opportunity to fully cover broadband costs in underserved communities. Join the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and EducationSuperHighway to learn how building owners can access this funding and advocate for broadband equity.