<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Perry, Connor (DTI)" <Connor.Perry@delaware.gov><br><b>Date:</b> May 22, 2025 at 1:02:23\u202fPM EDT<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Delaware Digital Opportunity Grants Suspended</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On May 9, 2025, the federal government notified state and territory broadband offices that all Digital Equity Act grants were terminated with immediate effect. The Delaware Broadband Office is forced to suspend implementation of all programs
funded by that grant, including the Delaware Digital Opportunity (DDO) Grants. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Suspending implementation means that we cannot review any DDO Grant applications submitted during the original window; respond to questions; or proceed with scoring volunteer recruitment. If funding is restored, we will announce a revised
timeline and due date for grant applications, including those previously submitted.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This change does not affect <a href="https://broadband.delaware.gov/pages/index.shtml?dc=bead" target="_blank" title="https://broadband.delaware.gov/pages/index.shtml?dc=bead">
BEAD</a> programs. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4C4C4C">Connor Perry</span></b><b><span style="color:#4C4C4C"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#4C4C4C;mso-ligatures:none">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> Hello Folks, </o:p></p>
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</div></blockquote><br><div>The Broadband office has to do with the \u201cinternet islands)</div><div>\u201c in the state of Delaware. Does anyone know anything further about this? </div><div><br></div><div>Sylvia </div></body></html>