A Handbook for the Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs

“A Handbook for the Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs” offers key principles and best practices that state and local governments should follow in structuring their digital equity plans and establishing and supporting digital equity programs. These programs will be funded by the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act’s Digital Equity Act grant programs. Available evidence shows that the broadband adoption, or subscription, gap is far greater than the broadband availability gap and that both adoption and availability are lower across the U.S. in locations with higher rates of poverty and among certain minority groups. Because availability and adoption gaps impact different groups, communities, and individuals differently, success demands localized and individualized assessments and interventions.