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DECK Communities of Practice
The Digital Equity Capacity Kickstarter (DECK) program represented an integral and strategic component of the State of Illinois’s Connect Illinois vision and commitment to broadband access, adoption, and use—all through the lens of digital equity and inclusion.
This program accepted two waves of awards in 2023 and 2024. Future waves are not anticipated.
Applications covered one or more of the following categories focused on access, adoption, and use:
- Outreach and Adoption, including support for (now discontinued) federal Affordable Connectivity Program awareness and enrollment
- Digital Skill Building, Navigation and Use, including digital literacy programming
- Community Technology Center Access, providing a physical space with internet access and computing devices
- Access Expansion Feasibility, preparing local governments to play a role in community-led broadband expansion
DECK Project Summaries
