BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Information & Technology Services (ITS) Department has awarded $55,000 in Digital Opportunity Grants to 13 local organizations for projects that expand access to technology, internet services, and digital skills training. Now in its seventh year, the program supports community-based efforts to reduce barriers to digital participation.
Funding is provided through the ITS Department’s annual budget.
This year’s Digital Opportunity Grant recipients include:
- American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 ($3,800) — Tech 4 Vets
- Area 10 Agency on Aging ($2,550) — Building Digital Confidence: One-on-One Technology Assistance for Seniors
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana ($4,300) — Safe, Smart & Secure
- Binary Heart Inc ($10,450) — Digital Dreams Initiative 2026
- Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington ($7,470) — 2026 BGCB Bee Safe Online Project
- Community & Family Resources Department ($1,980) — Helping Bloomington Monroe (HBM) Kiosk Project Expansion
- Courage to Change Sober Living ($3,000) — Internet Services for Residences
- El Centro Comunal/La Central Latina ($5,350) — Computer Literacy Training
- Housing Authority of Bloomington ($7,000) — Digital Opportunity Empowerment: Self-Sufficiency Through Digital Access
- Monroe County CASA ($2,080) — Training Technology Infrastructure
- Monroe County Community School Corporation ($2,000) — Expanding Internet Access for Monroe County Low-Income Students
- New Leaf New Life ($1,800) — Reentry Connection
- Pathways ($3,220) — Your Path Digital Navigation Hub
“This is the seventh year the City has invested in Digital Opportunity initiatives, and we’re thrilled to see so many organizations committed to advancing digital opportunity in our community,” said Tracy Gander, Digital Opportunity Specialist. “This year, we received 18 applications requesting over $144,00 with 6 of the organizations applying for the first time. I’m excited by the diverse group of dedicated nonprofits who applied and look forward to seeing how we can work together to close the digital divide in the coming year.”
The Digital Opportunity Grants program sought proposals from nonprofits for projects that build capacity in the community to bridge the digital divide in the following ways:
- Facilitating access to affordable broadband services;
- Increasing access to computing devices to use the internet effectively;
- Cultivating the knowledge, familiarity, and digital skills needed to secure the benefits of the internet and digital technology;
- Mitigating community digital access gaps identified in the City’s Digital Opportunity Strategic Plan.
Learn more about the City of Bloomington’s Digital Opportunity program at bloomington.in.gov/digital-opportunity.
