# Technology: Bridging the Digital Divide

According to a recent National Telecommunications and Information Administration report, 40 percent of Americans do not have broadband access. In Philadelphia, that number is slightly higher--48 percent, according to the Philadelphia Division of Technology. The grant money awarded to Pennsylvania through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program--a part of President Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-- will help fund projects in Philadelphia that target the problem of the digital divide--the gap between with sufficient access to information technology and those who do not. Of the total $310.4 million in stimulus funding awarded to the state, the city was granted $6.4 million, while other Philadelphia-based initiatives will benefit from allocations to organizations.

[Center City: Urban Affairs Coalition Award Receives Grant to Increase Broadband Access](https://philadelphianeighborhoods.com/2010/12/09/center-city-urban-affairs-coalition-receives-grant-to-increase-broadband-access/)

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