The Oregon Broadband Office today announced that 18 different groups will share in $6.8 million in grants that will support computing devices and public Wi-Fi to improve access to education, work, and telehealth services in underserved communities.
Grants were awarded in amounts ranging $25,000 to $250,000, with the awards going to eligible entities including schools, libraries, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, workforce training organizations, and other community anchor institutions.
The awards are from the American Rescue Plan Act Capital Projects Fund (ARPA CPF) Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP), which supports the purchase of internet-enabled computing devices and public Wi-Fi equipment to expand access to critical digital resources in underserved communities.
“Access to technology is no longer a luxury — it is essential for education, employment, and healthcare,” said Nick Batz, director of the Oregon Broadband Office, in the announcement of the grants. “These investments will help ensure that more Oregonians can fully participate in today’s digital world.”
The 2026 Oregon digital connectivity grants recipients were:
- Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion, and Polk Counties
- CETI, Portland
- Chemeketa Community College, Salem
- Church at the Park, Salem
- City of Pendleton Library, Pendleton
- Columbia Gorge Education Service District (Hood River and Wasco Counties)
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Siletz
- Free Geek, Portland
- Hacienda CDC, Portland
- Josephine Community Library, Grants Pass
- Lane Community College, Eugene
- Lutheran Community Services Northwest, Portland
- Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls
- Oregon Rohingya Myanmar Muslim Society, Portland
- Oregon State University Cascades, Bend
- Southwestern Oregon Community College, Salem
- Sweet Home Library, Sweet Home
- Transition Projects, Portland
This round of Oregon digital connectivity grants opened in early March.
About a year, ago, the Oregon Broadband Office announced more than $24 million in broadband grants. Those grants were part of the state’s Broadband Deployment Program (BDP), which is also part of the ARPA CPF. That round of Oregon funding was intended to connect 2,360 locations to 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband in three Oregon counties.
