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In 2023, The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Capital One Bank launched Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access, an initiative that provides rural public libraries with resources and support to assist patrons in establishing and sustaining affordable and high-speed home internet connections.

This project builds upon its first iteration, Community Connect: Digital Access at Home, an initiative that provided 20 rural public libraries with five Wi-Fi hotspots (including service contract) for lending to patrons, a stipend to support implementing financial capability programs, curated book lists, and more.

Building off this work, Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access has created resources and professional development opportunities linked to the (ACP) and/or other programs geared to connecting people with low incomes to broadband and devices. It will also incorporate financial and digital literacy resources to assist patrons with building the necessary skills to foster sustainable internet access at home.

With support from Capital One Bank, the Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access grant will continue with the participation of the existing 30 rural public library grantees. 91´«Ã½ will continue to support five Wi-Fi hotspots (including service contract) for lending to patrons, a stipend to support implementing financial capability programs, curated book lists, and more for each library through 2025 with this additional funding.

Please select from the following options

• Project Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Advisors
• View the list of selected sites
• Community Connect Fostering Digital Access - Practitioner's Guide (PDF)
• Grant Support Materials (for grant recipients)

Applications are now closed. To be notified about future grants and opportunities from 91´«Ã½'s Public Programs Office, .