Get Internet For All
The Illinois Agenda seeks to close this gap and provide everyone in the country with high-speed, reasonably priced Internet access.
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Connect Illinois
A key and crucial element of both the state's five-year economic plan and the comprehensive 2019 Rebuild Illinois infrastructure initiative is the investment in broadband known as Connect Illinois. Connect Illinois, the largest state broadband matching grant program ever, has $400 million allocated for competitive broadband grants. This amount of investment is necessary for state-driven broadband ubiquity and long-term broadband equity.
FCC Program
The purpose of the FCC Program is to assist homes that are having difficulty affording internet connection. In support of that endeavor, the FCC is organizing individuals and groups to aid in increasing public knowledge of the organization. The following resources are free for the general public to download and alter to suit your needs. Eligible households can visit GetInternet.gov or work with an approved provider to enroll in the FCC.
READ MOREWhat is “Digital Equity?”
In addition to assisting communities in identifying and closing current gaps in broadband equality, the Connect Illinois digital equity initiative offers a comprehensive strategy for leveraging both new and existing funding sources to achieve long-term broadband equity. See our work on Connect Illinois Digital Equity + Inclusion for additional information. In addition to its ongoing $420 million capital broadband investment, the State of Illinois introduced complementary programming to create an ecosystem of digital equity and inclusion. Together, these efforts aim to guarantee affordable in-home broadband service, access to personal computers, digital literacy training, and continuous technical support. Illinois is collaborating with public, business, nonprofit, and philanthropic partners to increase awareness of and funding for areas confronting difficulties related to digital equity.