Digital Equity Resources for Libraries
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advocates with and for libraries to ensure their eligibility and inclusion in federal, state, and local programs. will continue to add to this web page and share policy information, best practices, funding opportunities, and a range of resources from libraries and partner organizations to support your digital equity work. We also encourage you to so we can continue to share the contributions libraries are making to advance digital equity in communities across the country.
Resource Highlights
![Leverage Libraries to Achieve Digital Equity for All](/sites/default/files/styles/tab_group_main_image_sm_300x170_fp/public/2024-09/square%20-%20Leverage%20Libraries1.jpg.webp?itok=UOMrL-Y9)
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The federal government is making historic investments through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in advancing digital equity, literacy, and inclusion for all. The IIJA highlights the important role that community anchor institutions, like libraries, play in creating a digitally equitable future for all.
To learn more about the federal funds libraries are eligible for right now, visit our Federal Funding Opportunities page
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Check out upcoming webinars and featured resources! Visit Resources and Tools for Libraries for additional toolkits, guides, and webinars to support you in federal funding applications and your digital equity work.
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’s Digital Inclusion Working Group is a space for library workers to collaborate and exchange knowledge around digital equity work taking place in libraries of all types across the U.S. The working group meets on the last Tuesday of each month and has an accompanying Connect Space.
Join us for peer-to peer connection and regular digital equity and inclusion policy updates!
Digital Equity News
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- : Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for $1 Billion Digital Inclusion Grant Program
- July 9, 2024: New Public Library Technology Survey report details digital equity roles
- April 3rd, 2024: New tools guide libraries in applying for more than $1 billion in federal Digital Equity Act funding
- : Emily Drabinski: Will Congress Keep Its Broadband Promise?
- December 15, 2024: to Launch New Digital Inclusion Working Group for Library Workers
- : FCC Announces More Funding Opportunities for ACP Outreach Grants
- : What's New in Digital Equity: WIdely Signed Letter Supports the ACP
- : Tech Advances leaving many in CT locked out of jobs and economy