ConnectEagle Nation, Broadband Pilot Program Announcement and Tour (1443 hits)
Check out this video from Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland! Coppin State University and the U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled a new collaborative broadband pilot program, ConnectEagle Nation, on Monday, January 30, 2023, at 11 a.m.
ConnectEagle Nation, a Connecting Minorities Communities pilot program, will be supported by a $3.9 million federal grant from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The grant will improve connectivity, access, and opportunity in West Baltimore, by providing technological resources, training, and access to affordable broadband internet service.
What: Broadband Pilot Program Announcement and Tour
Who: Governor Wes Moore Don Graves, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D- MD) Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) President Anthony L. Jenkins Ph.D., Coppin State University
