Request for Information for Digital Equity Resource List

January 31, 2025

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative on behalf of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (“MBI”), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI No. 2025-MBI-07) (the “RFI”) to solicit responses from interested parties (“Respondents”) who represent service providers and vendors that are currently able to provide digital equity services (see Section 2.1) or are planning to provide such services in Massachusetts at the time of RFI response.

Massachusetts Tech Connect Internship Program

January 27, 2025

Massachusetts Tech Connect Internship Program (MA Tech Connect) is now accepting applications to stand up new tech-focused internship programs for community colleges and other associate degree granting institutions in Massachusetts. Careers in the tech and innovation sector offer dynamic opportunities for economic advancement and personal growth. Tech and innovation sector internships offer students a concrete pathway into the industry and strengthen the state’s tech talent pipeline by ensuring that the foothold is in Massachusetts.

Grant Solicitation for the Advanced Manufacturing Training Program

January 27, 2025

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative is issuing this Grant Solicitation for the Advanced Manufacturing Training Program (Solicitation No. 2025-CAM-03) to solicit responses from qualified organizations interested in receiving grant funding to deliver Advanced Manufacturing training programs. Respondents will be competing against each other for grant funding and the submissions of all Respondents shall be compared and evaluated pursuant to the evaluation criteria set forth in this Solicitation.

Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Grant Program

January 14, 2025

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding program in Massachusetts aims to provide universal broadband access and support digital equity initiatives. The goal is that by the end of the BEAD Program, Massachusetts will achieve universal broadband access, serving all unserved and underserved broadband serviceable locations (BSLs), using reliable broadband technology at speeds of at least 100 Mbps / 20 Mbps.

Massachusetts AI Models Innovation Challenge

January 13, 2025

The Massachusetts AI Models Innovation Challenge is a grant program designed to inspire the development of domain-specific AI models capable of catalyzing scientific discoveries, accelerating commercialization of AI applications or generating substantial public benefits. The Challenge seeks to fund projects that develop, fine-tune or adapt AI models to unlock breakthroughs in priority industry sectors with potential for significant downstream applications within the next three years.

2024 Public Notices

January 13, 2025