ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg was the only city in Florida to be awarded a $6.9 million federal grant on Jan. 7 to advance broadband digital access to underserved communities.
“If you’re not on a digital highway, where are you?” said Carl Lavender, St. Pete’s Chief Equity Officer. “You’re going to be stranded.”
The digital equity competitive grant has been awarded from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Mayor Ken Welch said the grant program will help close the digital equity gap…