The Institute for Emerging Issues at NC State (IEI) in partnership with the Broadband Infrastructure Office at the NC Department of Information Technology, and with principal support from the John M. Belk Endowment¹, is addressing the digital divide across NC through a new program called “Building a New Digital Economy” (BAND-NC). Here’s the latest update on new grants.
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The Institute for Emerging Issues has launched BAND-NC, a grant program designed to increase the number of people with internet in their homes across the state.
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BAND-NC, which launched with initial support from Roanoke Electric Cooperative and the North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, in partnership with the NC Broadband Infrastructure Office (BIO), will provide grants of up to $5,000 to counties to develop plans to increase the percentage of their residents that adopt and are able to use broadband services.
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