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FDIC Hosts Webinar Series - Digital Equity Insights: Expanding Economic Inclusion for Stronger, Digitally-Inclusive Communities

Event Date
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Location
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is proud to offer a webinar series, Digital Equity Insights: Expanding Economic Inclusion for Stronger, Digitally-Inclusive Communities. This series brings together digital equity leaders and stakeholders to explore and develop collaborative strategies, as well as joint initiatives, that leverage geographic proximity to address shared digital equity challenges. This event is Webinar #1 of 4: Advancing Digital Equity – Key Moments, Concepts, and Funding Timelines. The webinar series aims to provide guidance, harness collective insights from practitioners, leverage expertise, and identify resources to support local communities across the Southeast Region to become more digitally-inclusive.     

 Title III of the Infrastructure Bill, also known as the Digital Equity Act of 2021 (Act), offers an unprecedented opportunity to tackle the digital divide impacting historically underserved and marginalized populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, rural communities, veterans, and low-income households. The Act authorizes over $2.75 billion in funding for digital equity programs over the next five years. 

Presenters:

  • Angela Bennett, Director, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • Kassandra Huhn, Outreach Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
  • Victor Galloway, Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC
  • Terry Lee, Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC 

When:

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET

Where:

Webinar, WebEx, registration information below. 

Who should attend:

Financial institutions, Community Development Financial Institutions, State digital, financial, and economic inclusion leaders, non-profit organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, federal, state, and local government, and other interested stakeholders.

Registration Information:

To register online, click REGISTER and fill out the needed information. You will receive a confirmation email once completed.

Register

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about the event, please email Terry Lee at  telee@fdic.gov.  

Last Updated: August 19, 2024