State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program (2024)
Posted by National Telecommunications and Information Admini
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program (2024) — is cataloged under number NTIA-SDECGP-2024 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.032, posted by National Telecommunications and Information Admini. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on March 29, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Varies by applicant. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity is open, but Grants.gov has not published a hard closing date — check the official listing for the current deadline and any posted amendments. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Varies by applicant
Close Date
Not specified
Complete applications from States (including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on May 28, 2024 [60 days after issuance of this NOFO]. Complete applications from U.S. Territories (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 31, 2024. The application window for Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations (“Native Entities”) will open on September 25, 2024 [180 days after issuance of this NOFO], and all Native Entity applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on February 7, 2025 [315 days after issuance of this NOFO].
Posted
March 29, 2024
Instrument
Grant
Description
The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program is the second of three digital equity programs authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Division F, Title III, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429, 1209 (November 15, 2021) also known as the Digital Equity Act to promote digital inclusion activities and achieve digital equity. The Digital Equity Act consists of three funding programs: (1) the $60 million State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program; (2) the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program; and (3) the $1.25 billion Competitive Grant Program. The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program will provide funds to States and U.S. Territories to implement the State Digital Equity Plans developed pursuant to the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program. The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program NOFO also establishes a competitive program to make both State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program funds and State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program funds available to Native Entities to carry out digital equity and inclusion activities consistent with the Digital Equity Act.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Angela Thi Bennett <br/>Director of Digital Equity, NTIA <br/>(202) 482-2048 <br/>digitalequity@ntia.gov
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