Digital Towns Grants
ROI launched a second round of the Digital Town Grants in summer 2024. Applications are now closed.
ROI’s Digital Town Grants support the advancement of a more digitally inclusive region by adopting and integrating digital information and communication in all aspects of our communities.
The eight dimensions of the Digital Town Readiness Framework.
Source: Addressing the Urban-Town-Rural Divide: The Digital Town Readiness Assessment Framework.
More information on Digital Towns: https://www.weare.ie/ie-digital-town-blueprint-introduction/
Digital Inclusion Background
In 2020, Regional Opportunity Initiatives created an opportunity for counties in the Indiana Uplands to participate in a regional digital inclusion effort to advance broadband and connectivity in communities and across the region. This study looked at digital infrastructure, devices, and digital literacy in the Indiana Uplands.
Indiana Uplands Digital Inclusion Data
Indiana Uplands Digital Inclusion Data
County-Level Digital Inclusion Data and Plans
Recent Digital Inclusion News
- Digital Towns connection check-in with SalemAccessing 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 communityOwen 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…
- ROI launches initiative to advance regional broadband connectivity and digital inclusivenessROI’s Digital Inclusion Initiative will accelerate efforts to achieve the digital capital, necessary for regional prosperity & economic competitiveness.