Ohio Department of Development

The Proposed Project Will Support Closing the Digital Equity Gap and the Development of a Statewide Digital Equity Plan. the Proposed Project Includes the Following Activities to Support Plan Development: Hiring a Digital Equity and Inclusion Manager; Engaging Diverse Stakeholders; Utilizing the Previously Established Broadbandohio Alliance; Create and Implement Assessments and Surveys to Identify Barriers for Covered Populations and the Outcomes. the Proposed Project Will Result in the Development of a Robust State Digital Equity Plan That Will Benefit the State of Ohio and Principally Unserved and Underserved Covered Populations Statewide. the Recipient Plans to Subaward Funds for Two Purposes. the First to Regional Coalitions for Data Collection and Community Engagement Activities. the Second to Organizations With the Goal of Funding Mini Pilot Programs That Engage With Covered Populations and Collect Data for the State Digital Equity Plan.