In 2020, Regional Opportunity Initiatives created an opportunity for counties in the Indiana Uplands to participate in a regional effort to advance digital connectivity in communities across the region. This study looked at digital infrastructure, devices, and digital literacy in the Indiana Uplands.
In 2023, ROI awarded four Digital Towns 1.0 grants to activate strategies to improve digital equity and inclusion across the region. In 2024, ROI awarded six Digital Towns 2.0 grants.
Indiana Uplands Digital Inclusion Data
Indiana Uplands Digital Inclusion Data
County-Level Digital Inclusion Data and Plans
Recent Digital Inclusion News
- Six Indiana Uplands projects awarded ROI Digital Towns 2.0 grants totaling $208,000
ROI has selected six projects in five counties to receive Digital Towns 2.0 funding to improve digital equity and inclusion in the Indiana Uplands. - Digital Towns connection check-in with Salem
Accessing free public WiFi continues to get easier in the Indiana Uplands as communities use Digital Towns grant funding to provide this essential component of a… - Digital Towns grant delivers WiFi hotspot and classes to connect Owen County community
Owen County was one of four projects selected to receive Digital Towns funding to improve digital equity and inclusion in the Indiana Uplands. - Four Indiana Uplands projects selected to improve digital equity and inclusionRegional Opportunity Initiatives has selected four projects to receive Digital Towns funding to improve digital equity and inclusion in the Indiana Uplands.
- Digital Towns grant opportunity opensROI has opened a grant opportunity to implement strategies that improve digital equity and inclusion in the Indiana Uplands. Grant amounts: $5,000 – $50,000, or $100,000…