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The MHCRC hosted its final Peer Learning Event, celebrating decades of community media impact and launching plans for a grantee-led peer learning network to continue collaboration and knowledge-sharing as the Commission transitions toward dissolution in 2026.
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The City of Portland released a report on how bureaus use surveillance technologies, highlighting efforts to increase transparency and accountability. Phase II will expand data collection and public engagement to build a citywide open data inventory by early 2026.
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City staff share local efforts on responsible data governance and equity-centered tech policy
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News release from the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
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Each organization will receive $155,000 to implement projects that enhance digital skills and access for underrepresented small business owners in Portland.
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The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has launched the Digital Skills Building for Native Communities Grant, funding programs that expand digital skills training for Portland’s Native American community. Nonprofits and educational institutions can apply by April 11, 2025.
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Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability launched the Broadband Equity Study Story Map, an interactive tool showing internet access disparities. It combines data and resident insights to identify gaps, inform policy, and support broadband affordability.
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The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has named Portland a 2024 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer for the ninth year, recognizing its leadership in digital equity. The City’s initiatives, in tech access programs and digital skills training, highlight a commitment to closing the digital divide.
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The City of Portland’s BPS Community Technology Digital Equity Program announces the Small Business Digital Navigator Grant. Funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, this grant supports underrepresented small business owners with digital tools and skills to compete in today’s economy.
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Through a collaborative process between industry partners and the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS), the code now includes industry-specific language that streamlines and clarifies the registration process, fee recovery, and compliance requirements.
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OHSU hosted its first CO-LED Summit celebrated efforts to advance digital health equity. Community organizations shared successes in digital literacy programs, while panels, including Portland’s Digital Equity Manager Rebecca Gibbons, highlighted collaboration to bridge the digital divide.
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MHCRC hosted a Peer Learning Event for over 40 grantees to showcase video projects created through its Community Technology Grants. The event highlighted how MHCRC funding fosters collaboration, enables communities to tell impactful stories, and strengthens community engagement through media.
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OHSU CO-LED Summit, Cully Business Association Meeting, 2025 MHCRC Community Grants Cycle and Franchise Renewal, Multnomah County Library Volunteer Opportunity, Calls to Action
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BPS in partnership with NTEN have received the US Conference of Mayor's Digital Equity Challenge Grant of $250,000. The application was submitted with the support of Mayor Wheeler and Commissioner Rubio
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Affordable Connectivity Program update, Digital Equity Act (DEA) notice of funding opportunity, Broadband Equity Study community event wrap-up
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Gibbons will also co-chair the Broadband and Digital Equity Committee.
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City Staff, Community Partners and Commissioner Rubio joined immigrant and refugee recipients as they celebrated the success of a collaborative effort to address the digital divide in the City of Portland and Multnomah County.
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AfroVillage PDX’s successful award application will invest in Old Town community and economic development through seed funding for a neighborhood owned publicly accessible wireless network.
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Grant funds will support a community-centered organization to bridge the digital divide and achieve digital equity throughout Multnomah County.
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