Closed · NTIA-DECGP-2024 · CFDA 11.036 · Discretionary
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Telecommunications and Information Admini, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 120
- Expected awards
The verdict
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Telecommunications and Information Admini that offered Varies by applicant across 120 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 14 other opportunities from National Telecommunications and Information Admini.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 120
- expected awards
- 11.036
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Telecommunications and Information Admini still indexes 14 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
This listing is no longer accepting applications
Expected Awards
120
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity solicits applications for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (“Competitive Grant Program” or “Program”), the third 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) (“Infrastructure Act,” also known as the “Digital Equity Act” or “DE Act”). The Competitive Grant Program will make funds available to a wide range of entities to address barriers to digital equity faced by Covered Populations as defined by 47 U.S.C. §1721(8). The Competitive Grant Program will support efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion activities, and spur greater adoption and meaningful use of broadband among the Covered Populations. Specifically, the Digital Equity Act authorizes funds to be used for the development and implementation of digital inclusion activities that benefit the Covered Populations; programs that facilitate the adoption of broadband by Covered Populations to provide educational and employment opportunities; training programs that cover basic, advanced, and applied skills; workforce development programs; access to equipment, instrumentation, networking capability, hardware and software, or digital network technology for broadband services at low or no cost; and the construction or operation of public access computing centers for Covered Populations. Awards will focus on addressing the needs of the Covered Populations not met by the Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and will strive for a diverse pool of recipients. To ensure funds are directed to the most effective programs with the greatest reach, and to minimize administrative overhead, NTIA encourages proposals that demonstrate a broad partnership of entities with the ability to administer significant resources and address the varied concerns of the Covered Populations.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NTIA-DECGP-2024
Grants.gov marks Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Telecommunications and Information Admini book (13 peers, 87% of 15).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Angela Thi Bennett Director of Digital Equity digitalequity@ntia.gov
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What to do next
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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