Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back
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特朗普政府表示，将恢复一项宽带拨款计划，以遵守法院裁决，该裁决阻止其完全无视国会2021年通过的《数字公平法案》。美国政府在法庭文件中称，计划于12月开始接受拨款申请。但特朗普政府获得部分胜利，法官裁定政府不能根据受益者的种族或族裔分配资金，仍可依据收入、年龄和残疾状况等因素发放宽带拨款。该法案曾提供27.5亿美元用于缩小宽带接入差距，拜登政府期间已开始发放
The Trump administration said it will reinstate a broadband grant program to comply with a court ruling that prevented it from fully ignoring the Digital Equity Act enacted by Congress in 2021. The US government said in a court filing that it plans to start taking applications for grants in December.
However, the Trump administration won a partial victory because the judge ruled the government can't allocate money based on the race or ethnicity of people who would benefit from grants. The government program can still award broadband grants based on factors such as income, age, and disability.
The Digital Equity Act of 2021 provided $2.75 billion for three grant programs aimed at closing gaps in broadband access. The Biden administration started awarding $60 million in planning grants to states in 2022, and in 2024 it started taking applications to distribute the rest of the $2.75 billion. Trump announced in May 2025 that he would end the grant programs, claiming the Digital Equity Act itself is racist and unconstitutional.
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