Digital Equity Samples include: State Plans, County Plans. City Plans, and Templates

​FCC Digital Equity Action Plan

​State Digital Equity Plans 

• Alabama Alabama Broadband Connectivity (ABC) for Students 
  https://abcstudents.org
• Arizona Connect Arizona 
  https://connect-arizona.com
• California California Teleconnect Fund
• https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/ctf
• California Broadband and Digital Literacy Office 
  https://cdt.ca.gov/broadband-and-digital-literacy-office/
• ​California California Advance Services Fund - Broadband Adoption 
  https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/internet-and-phone/california-advanced-services-fund/casf-adoption-account
• Colorado Advance Colorado Broadband grant program
  https://broadband.colorado.gov
• Connecticut Everybody Learns Initiative
  https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/COVID19/Everybody-Learns-Initiative
• Delaware Delaware Broadband Initiative
  https://broadband.delaware.gov/pages/index.shtml?dc=wireles
• Georgia Georgia Broadband Program
  https://broadband.georgia.gov/georgia-internet-access-covid-19-update
• Hawaii Broadband HUI
  https://broadband.hawaii.gov/broadband-hui/
  ​Hawaii (2020 BB Strategic Plan
  ​Digital Equity is second of 4 goals, with specific outcomes laid out. Uses language of adoption.
  Hawaii also conducted in 2021 the largest state level digital skills data collection and analysis in coordination with Department of Labor and Industrialization.
• Idaho Affordable Connectivity Program
  https://libraries.idaho.gov/digital-inclusion/affordable-connectivity-program/
• Illinois Broadband Expansion / Connect Illinois 
  https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/ConnectIllinois/Pages/default.aspx
• Indiana Indiana Broadband
  https://www.in.gov/indianabroadband/resources-for-individuals/digital-inclusion-and-adoption/
• Kansas Kansas Broadband Acceleration Grant Program 
  https://www.kansascommerce.gov/officeofbroadbanddevelopment/
• Maine Digital Inclusion Initiative
  https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/grant_projects/MDII.shtml
• ​Nevada Whole Community Connectivity 
  https://osit.nv.gov/Broadband/Community_Connectivity/
• Nebraska Information Technology Commission (NITC) 
  https://networknebraska.ne.gov/
• ​New Jersey Digital Inclusion Practitioners of New Jersey
  https://dipnj.org/digital-inclusion-practitioners/resources-for-practitioners/
• ​New York Connect All
  https://broadband.ny.gov/?utm_medium=301&utm_source=nysbroadband.ny.govs
• North Carolina Digital Equity Collaborative 
  https://www.ncbroadband.gov/digital-divide/digital-equity-collaborative​​​
• ​Texas Broadband Plan
• Wisconsin USF Nonprofit Grant Access Program 
  https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/Programs/NonProfitGrants.aspx
• Wisconsin Educational Equity in the Digital Age
  https://dpi.wi.gov/imt/educational-equity-digital-age

​County Digital Equity Plans

• Forsyth County, NC 
  Detailed account of their process and resources used, as plan goals, outcomes 
• ​King County Washington Digital Equity 
  https://kingcounty.gov/depts/it/initiatives/digital-equity.aspx​

City Digital Equity Plans

• Arlington Virginia Digital Equity Arlington
  https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/Community-Planning-Housing-Development/Digital-Equity
• Atlanta ACCESS and Digital Leadership Academy
  https://www.atlantahousing.org/digitalinclusion/
• Austin Texas Community Technology Services 
  https://www.austintexas.gov/department/community-technology
  Austin Digital Inclusion Strategy - 2014
• Bloomington - CTC - Digital Equity Strategic Plan 
• Cambridge Digital Equity - CTC - Data and Strategic Recommendations
• Chula Vista - Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan
• Dallas - CTC - Broadband and Digital Equity Strategic Plan 
• Detroit Michigan Detroit Connect 313
  https://connect313.org/
• ​Fayetteville Arkansas Digital Inclusion Plan
  https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/3383/Digital-Inclusion-Plan
• Kansas City Missouri Digital Equity Initiative
  https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/city-manager-s-office/digital-equity-strategic-plan
• Long Beach California Long Beach Digital Inclusion Initiative 
  https://www.longbeach.gov/ti/digital-inclusion​
  Long Beach Digital Inclusion Roadmap
• Louisville Digital Inclusion Plan
• Madison - Summary of Digital Inclusion Efforts
• New Orleans Louisiana Digital Equity Overview
  https://www.nola.gov/iti/digital-equity-overview
• Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Keyspot Network 
  https://www.phillykeyspots.org/
• Philadelphia Digital Equity Plan
• Portland Oregon Broadband and Digital Equity Program
  https://www.portlandoregon.gov/oct/73859
  Portland Digital Equity Action Plan
• ​Raleigh North Carolina Digital Inclusion Programs
  https://raleighnc.gov/community/digital-inclusion-programs
• Riverside California RIVCOconnect - Digital Divide 
  https://data.countyofriverside.us/stories/s/RIVCOconnect-Digital-Divide/9art-us4j/#digital-inclusion-program​
• San Francisco Digital Equity Strategic Plan
• San Diego Regional Digital Equity Strategy and Action Plan​
• San Jose California DIGITAL INCLUSION AND BROADBAND STRATEGY 
  https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/office-of-the-city-manager/civic-innovation/digital-inclusion-and-broadband-strategy
• Seattle Washington Digital Equity Initiative 
  http://www.seattle.gov/tech/initiatives/digital-equity

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​Templates

• NC Digital Inclusion Guide Template

Digital Equity Tasks ?

• Establish Baseline Metrics on Five Areas of Digital Equity (Foundation)
• Build Asset Inventory of Stakeholder Organizations and DE Initiatives
• Compare Statewide Metrics Against Local and Regional DE Realities
• Design, Field, and Analyze Residential DE Survey
• Produce DE Dashboard(s) Highlighting Resident Needs and Barriers
• Support Community Outreach and Engagement (Objectives)
  • Community and Regional Meetings and Workshops
  • Statewide Visioning Workshop
  • Draft Measurable Objectives
  • Conduct Impact Analysis per Measurable Objectives
• Develop Implementation Strategy (Strategy)
  • Establish Clear Implementation Goals and Activities, Metrics, and Timelines
  • Garner Stakeholder Feedback through Follow-up Outreach and Engagement
  • Develop Performance Measures and Evaluation Framework
  • Develop Implementation Governance and Operating Models
• Draft State Digital Equity Plan (Review and Implement)
  • Incorporate Asset Inventory, Needs Assessments, Barriers Analysis, Measurable Objectives for Statewide and Covered Population Impact, and Implementation Strategy
  • Solicit and Incorporate Stakeholder Feedback
  • Align with BEAD 5-Year Action Plan
• Prepare for State DE Capacity and Competitive grants (Sustain and Improve)
  • Prepare and Support Submission of State DE Capacity Grant Application
  • Establish High-Level State DE Competitive Grant Application Strategy