Funding Programs Funding Programs NCDIT 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 to achieve digital equity in North Carolina by addressing infrastructure, access and digital literacy. This funding will also leverage significant private sector investment. S.L. 2021-180 provides $940 million in ARPA funding to deploy crucial last-mile broadband infrastructure to serve remaining unserved and underserved areas in North Carolina through the GREAT Grant Program, the CAB Program, the Stop Gap Program and the Pole Replacement Program. An additional $50 million is committed for a digital literacy awareness campaign and digital literacy offerings around the state. GREAT Grant (Funded by Federal American Rescue Plan Act) 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 Creates a partnership between each participating county and NCDIT for a competitive bidding process to build infrastructure and provide service to unserved areas Broadband Make-Ready Accelerator Grant Provides funds to broadband service providers for eligible pole replacement costs in unserved areas Broadband Stop Gap Solutions Program Provides funding for solutions for households unserved or underserved with broadband following investment from the GREAT Grant Program and the CAB Program Awareness and Digital Literacy Provides funding for broad-based awareness campaign with targeted community-based efforts and digital literacy offerings 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 GREAT Grant (State Funded) BAND-NC Federal Grant Opportunities E-Rate, School and Libraries USF Program Farm Bill Broadband Program Health Innovation Funding Sources Rural Business Development Grants Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program Nonprofit and Foundation Grant Opportunities Education SuperHighway ConnectHome, Connect2Compete and ConnectED Initiatives Golden LEAF Foundation Internet.org North Carolina Capital Access Program Techsoup.org Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Funding Programs Funding Programs NCDIT 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 to achieve digital equity in North Carolina by addressing infrastructure, access and digital literacy. This funding will also leverage significant private sector investment. S.L. 2021-180 provides $940 million in ARPA funding to deploy crucial last-mile broadband infrastructure to serve remaining unserved and underserved areas in North Carolina through the GREAT Grant Program, the CAB Program, the Stop Gap Program and the Pole Replacement Program. An additional $50 million is committed for a digital literacy awareness campaign and digital literacy offerings around the state. GREAT Grant (Funded by Federal American Rescue Plan Act) 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 Creates a partnership between each participating county and NCDIT for a competitive bidding process to build infrastructure and provide service to unserved areas Broadband Make-Ready Accelerator Grant Provides funds to broadband service providers for eligible pole replacement costs in unserved areas Broadband Stop Gap Solutions Program Provides funding for solutions for households unserved or underserved with broadband following investment from the GREAT Grant Program and the CAB Program Awareness and Digital Literacy Provides funding for broad-based awareness campaign with targeted community-based efforts and digital literacy offerings 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 GREAT Grant (State Funded) BAND-NC Federal Grant Opportunities E-Rate, School and Libraries USF Program Farm Bill Broadband Program Health Innovation Funding Sources Rural Business Development Grants Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program Nonprofit and Foundation Grant Opportunities Education SuperHighway ConnectHome, Connect2Compete and ConnectED Initiatives Golden LEAF Foundation Internet.org North Carolina Capital Access Program Techsoup.org Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
