Funding Programs

The N.C. Department of Information Technology administers grant and funding programs that further the deployment of broadband infrastructure, digital equity and inclusion planning and digital literacy across North Carolina. 

Federally Funded Programs

Gov. Roy Cooper's plan to close the digital divide in North Carolina invests more than $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and leverages significant private sector investment to achieve digital equity in North Carolina by addressing infrastructure, access and digital literacy. The state is also participating in a number of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law programs that will bring additional federal funding for high-speed internet access and digital equity programs. 

BEAD and Digital Equity Programs
Provides federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to expand high-speed internet access through planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs via the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and to ensure all North Carolinians can afford high-speed internet, have the digital devices they need and the skills to use them, and are able to safely engage with online information via the Digital Equity program

GREAT Grant (Federal)
Provides federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to broadband service providers to deploy broadband infrastructure to unserved areas of eligible economically distressed counties

Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) Program
Provides federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to create partnerships between each participating county and NCDIT for a competitive bidding process to build infrastructure and provide service to unserved areas

Broadband Pole Replacement Program
Provides federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to broadband service providers for eligible pole replacement costs in unserved areas

Broadband Stop Gap Solutions Program
Provides federal American Rescue Plan Act funds for solutions for households unserved or underserved with broadband following investment from the GREAT Grant Program and the CAB Program

Digital Equity Grant Program
Provides federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to create transformational change by helping North Carolinians afford high-speed internet, obtain digital devices and get access to digital literacy courses so they can safely and effectively participate in today’s digital economy

State Fiscal Recovery Funds
Provided funding to eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts 

Capital Project Funds
Provides funding to eligible state, territories, and Tribal governments to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts

Other Resources

State-Funded Grants

Federal Grant Opportunities

Nonprofit and Foundation Grant Opportunities