Northern Arizona University is an important partner in achieving digital equity. NAU provides workforce development programs, cybersecurity, a range of skills training and future of work focused career services. Their in-person and online education opportunities meet the needs of diverse learners and support career advancement. NAU is a trusted anchor institution whose work extends beyond the borders of Coconino County and throughout northern Arizona.
Visit Maricopa County's website to learn about broadband initiatives for the county
Connect Arizona is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Connect Arizona provides bi-lingual one-on-one phone tech support and digital literacy training through repeat interactions with Digital Navigators. Connect Arizona also offers support finding and accessing digital literacy classes, refurbished computers, and local resources. The program aims to foster digital inclusion across Arizona.
Institute for Digital Inclusion Acceleration (IDIA) provides a range of digital equity ecosystem supports including age and stage-appropriate digital skill building, digital and financial literacy training, and 21st-century workforce development. Navigators offer a robust in-person, hybrid, and virtual digital navigator program, and provide digital navigator and digital health navigator training. Additionally, IDIA offers telehealth system design and support services and provides device distribution and online safety training. IDIA Tech Hives are spaces where community meets technology. Hives culturally responsive community spaces designed to increase a sense of belonging in the digital world while improving use, adoption, and affinity for technology. IDIA also provides comprehensive impact evaluation.
Sun Corridor Network is a nonprofit organization focused on providing high-speed internet access and infrastructure to support economic development in Arizona. They work with community anchor institutions, including schools and libraries, to enhance broadband connectivity and bridge the digital divide in rural, remote, urban underserved areas.
ASU Enterprise Technology advances the dynamic digital ecosystem that drives how the ASU community learns, works and thrives
Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides over $28.4 million to deliver broadband to underserved communities in Arizona
The grant allocated a total of $75.7 million to 14 awardees in rural counties and $23.6 million to six awardees in urban counties, spurring $112.8 million in local matching funds.