State info session explains connected‑devices grant: eligibility, device rules and deadlines

Calland Shubert, program presenter with the Department of Early Education and Care, summarized an online capital grant to expand access to internet‑connected devices for education, workforce development and health care access. The program requires applicants to demonstrate how device deployment will support at least one of the three priority areas and to provide a public‑use plan showing how devices will be made available free to the public.

Shubert described the fund as a capital project and provided an approximate funding breakdown: “我们称 它 为 C 和 O 这 个 互 联 在 线 计 画 大 概 是 2、3 0 8 万 美 元 的 资 本 项 目 基 金 资 源……其 中 的 2 0 46 万 美 元 用 于 购 置 联 网 设 备 对 2 6 2 万 美 元 由 于 配 套 设 备.” The presenter said award notifications are expected in late November or early December 2025 and emphasized that applicants who submit after the stated deadlines may not receive timely technical assistance.

Eligibility and deployment: The session listed eligible lead applicants as municipal or state entities, tribal nations, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic foundations, education and health‑care service providers, workforce centers and libraries.…