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Digital Equity Technical Assistance Fund

Provides funds to digital inclusion groups to advance collaborative capacities to grow the digital equity ecosystem
Digital Equity Technical Assistance Fund

Overview

ConnectALL recognizes that both established and emerging digital equity organizations need support to fortify their collective ability to participate in coalitions, carry out their missions, and directly address needs of Covered Populations as defined in Section I.C. of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. 

ConnectALL’s Digital Equity Technical Assistance Fund Program provides targeted funds to digital inclusion providers to advance their collaborative capacities to grow the New York State digital equity ecosystem. Applicants may request funds to improve their capabilities as digital inclusion program-providers and digital equity grant-seekers in advance of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) $1.4B Digital Equity Capacity Grant program and $1.6B Digital Equity Competitive Grants. 

ConnectALL is not currently accepting applications to the Digital Equity Technical Assistance Fund.

Awards

In November, 2024, Empire State Development announced $1.5 Million in technical assistance grants awarded to 20 projects across all regions of New York State through the Digital Equity Technical Assistance Fund.

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AwardeeRegionAward Amount
Adirondack Health InstituteNorth Country$90,000
Can Code CommunitiesCapital Region$100,000
Computers for Children, Inc.Western New York$100,000
Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion CoalitionFinger Lakes$70,800
BetaNYC, a partner project of the Fund for the City of New YorkNew York City$84,000
Mohawk Valley Economic Development DistrictMohawk Valley$100,000
Southeastern NY Library Resources CouncilMid-Hudson$45,540
Southern Tier Library SystemSouthern Tier$78,750
STEM AllianceStatewide$24,750
El Puente de Williamsburg, Inc.New York City$100,000
Fifth Avenue CommitteeNew York City$94,500
Literacy New York, Inc.Western New York$100,000
NYC Mesh, Inc.New York City$54,180
Pro Bono NetNew York City$100,000
RiseBoro Community Partnership, Inc.New York City$68,000
STEM AllianceMid-Hudson$47,650
Syracuse Northeast Community CenterCentral New York$70,000
Tech Kids UnlimitedNew York City$67,000
The Knowledge House Fellowship, Inc.New York City and Mid-Hudson$50,000
Welcome to Chinatown, Inc.New York City$85,000

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit organizations and Tribal nongovernmental entities meeting the following requirements are eligible to apply:

  • At least two years of operation in the State of New York
  • Provides service to one or more Covered Populations with at least one of the measurables objectives laid out in the State Digital Equity Plan
  • Demonstrates a specific, time-bound gap in capacity that limits the organization’s ability to plan towards, and apply for, federal and state grants for digital equity programs or services for Covered Populations

Application Information

Contact Us

Please send your questions regarding the Digital Equity Technical Assistance Fund to: [email protected]

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