STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: March 8, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
______________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize an agreement for a term of one year, with a one-year renewal option, approved as to form by the City Attorney, with Dallas Innovation Alliance to improve Internet access and digital literacy skills via the four pillars of digital equity: access, affordability, devices, and literacy skills for eligible City residents who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 per year, for a total not to exceed amount of $2,000,000 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ($2,000,000)
Body
BACKGROUND
This agreement will provide the administering of a program that focuses on the four pillars of digital equity: access, affordability, devices, and literacy skills to residents for City Manager's Office. The Digital Navigators Program (program) is to bridge the digital divide and mitigate the negative effects of digital inequity in targeted communities. The program will serve within city limits to Dallas residents who are low income, which is defined as at or below 80% Area Median Income (AMI), under a subrecipient agreement. The program will provide educational, training and connectivity services to improve quality of life, including the basics: devices, internet plans, basic skills/tech support; as well as education, job training/applications, transportation, telehealth, and basic services. Eligible participants include individuals who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are members of a qualifying low- or moderate-income household, including families with school-age children, adolescents, and higher-education students. This program will alleviate their needs to be connected to the internet, ...
Click here for full text