Digital inclusion resources

• Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico laying groundwork for greater internet connectivity

  While the digital divide is wide in poor and more isolated areas of Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico, concerted efforts are taking shape across the region to close it.

  August 23, 2023

• Broadband Learning Forum: Lessons Learned on the Advancing Digital Inclusion Initiative

  This presentation on Nov. 3 highlighted community leaders sharing lessons learned as they work to achieve a sustainable strategy for connecting all residents to the internet.

  November 02, 2022

• Community broadband survey paves way for expanding digital access in southern New Mexico

  Like millions of people across the U.S., many residents of Doña Ana County in southern New Mexico struggle to find the internet access they need for school, work and daily life.

  July 27, 2022

• How can you close the digital divide in your community? Start with a needs assessment

  The shape of the digital divide is different in each community. Affordability, infrastructure, lack of devices or skills, and low awareness of the internet’s benefits can all be factors.

  September 14, 2020

• Connecting communities during COVID-19: a quick guide to broadband solutions for local governments

  Directives for social distancing and stay-at-home orders have made access to broadband an urgent necessity for families as they struggle to stay connected with schooling, jobs, health care, government assistance and more.

  April 20, 2020

• Dallas faces a gaping digital divide when it comes to economic inclusion

  In the city of Dallas, about 42 percent of households lack a fixed connection to the internet. What does this mean for our neighbors’ economic future? How can we close the digital divide?

  December 20, 2019

• Promising Telehealth Initiatives Highlight the Need to Close Digital Divide

  These five case studies examine how access to telehealth can address health disparities in underserved urban and rural communities.

  December 14, 2018

• Community Development Publications

  Preparing Workers for the Expanding Digital Economy

  This book chapter explores how digital inclusion increases access to jobs, economic opportunity and upward mobility.

  November 16, 2018

• Closing the Digital Divide: A Framework for Meeting CRA Obligations

  This publication provides a toolkit for bankers seeking to bring digital opportunity to underserved, rural and tribal communities through access to high-speed broadband.

  April 18, 2016