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DCTP: $20M device grants for community anchors to boost broadband access

Summary

The Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP) will award $20 million in technology devices through a competitive grant process to public-facing community anchor institutions and local governments to address affordability barriers to broadband adoption. Funded by the ARPA Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, the program targets device access where cost prevents use of internet services. Two …

The Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP) is funded pursuant to the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Digital Connectivity Technology Program aims to increase access to technology devices where affordability has been identifie…

Funding Source

Agency: Pennsylvania Community & Economic Development

Eligibility

Public-facing institutions, to include but not limited to, libraries, schools, municipalities, workforce training organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and other community anchor institutions located in areas where affordability has been identified as a barrier to broadband adoption and use.<br /><br />Applicants must possess the technical, managerial, and financial expertise to design and implement the grant program within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Eligible projects under this program will include the acquisition of laptop devices that facilitates broadband internet access and promotes digital literacy and skills training. These devices will be available to eligible entities for use onsite or to individuals through a lending program. No fee or cost is permitted to be passed on from the grantee to the end user in association with devices. Ownership of the device must be maintained by the grantee.

Dates

Application Opens: April 1, 2025

Application Deadline: May 30, 2025

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