State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
State broadband coordinators
The Oregon Broadband Office is placed within the Oregon Business Development Department, per ORS 285A.166.
Digital Inclusion Programs
Local initiatives:
City of Portland
Locality Website:
City of Portland Broadband & Digital Equity
Locality contact:
Elisabeth Perez
Director
Office for Community Technology
Rebecca Gibbons
Strategic Initiatives Manager
Office for Community Technology
Leina Gonzalez Baird
Digital Equity Coordinator
Jennifer Redman
Community Broadband Planner
Office for Community Technology
Digital Equity/Inclusion Coordinator:
City of Portland Office for Community Technology
Digital Equity/Inclusion Resources:
Digital Inclusion Fund: The City of Portland’s Digital Inclusion Fund places a focus on building capacity in community-based organizations by providing training and Digital Navigator services to the community. This fund includes the Community Digital Navigator Pilot Grant Program and the Small Business Digital Navigator Pilot Grant Program.
Digital Inclusion Tech Kit: The City of Portland allocated a total of $5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding to provide devices and high-speed Internet service to qualifying community members.
Digital Divide Response: Tech Kit Project: The City of Portland committed $3.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to provide device and digital literacy training needs for minority populations.
Digital Equity/Inclusion Plan: