7/22 - 7/26 DELN Updates

DELN JULY 18th Meeting

A special thank you to Lisa Heaton and Darryl Hunt who provided valuable information to the Digital Equity community regarding NTIA DE Capacity and Competitive Grants and how to prepare our organizations and coalitions for success when applying for federal funding.

Looking for Digital Equity Interviewees this week

Carlos Ortis, owner of Zeta-Maya is putting together video content for the Washington State Office of Equity to help introduce digital equity concepts and resources to the Latine community. They are looking for community organizations & individuals who are open to being recorded about their knowledge and personal experiences.

Zeta Maya will be doing recordings this week anywhere on the I-5 corridor between 8am and 8pm.

If you’re willing to be on camera and/or know of someone who might, please reach out directly to Carlos:

Carlos A. Ortiz

Writer/Director/Producer

Zeta-Maya Entertainment

(253) 495-1462

https://zetamaya.com/

Funding Opportunities for Libraries

• The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 1MB) for IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries is now publicly available.

• The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 1MB) for IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program is now publicly available.

Save the Date & Net Inclusion Content Survey

"NDIA is super excited about Net Inclusion in the Gila River Indian Community, May 20 - 22, 2025! Last year, 250 presenters shared their knowledge and passion across 50 sessions and workshops focused on digital equity and inclusion. All of these sessions were designed with input from the NDIA community and feedback from past Net Inclusions. Even if you are new to NDIA and haven't been to a Net Inclusion, we want to hear from you!

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to let us know what sessions and topic areas you'd like to see at Net Inclusion.

Please complete the survey by August 2. The results will help us design, develop, and refine the content offered during Net Inclusion."

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Opportunity Fund Fellowship

For the 2024-25 fellowship cycle—when an historic level of federal funds will flow to states to build infrastructure and implement digital equity plans—we are focused on identifying what the obstacles are that can hamper the success of the initiative and how we can address them.