This round of IMPACT funding is focused on supporting projects that will address the infrastructure communities need to be connected. Cook County and City Bureau are taking the broad view on infrastructure: it takes the physical tools (like fibers, cables and towers) for communities to get online, but we also need community centers and people power to build, manage and expand access to the connectivity these tools provide. 

Are you: 

• A nonprofit or local government that connects residents to physical infrastructure they need to get online?

• A community hub, library, school, or affordable housing provider that wants to expand internet connectivity for the people you serve?

• A digital skills trainer or workforce development program that wants to teach community members how to build systems that connect us to the internet?

• A newsroom or community organization interested in documenting what Suburban Cook County’s internet infrastructure looks like and how it impacts people? 

Then we want to hear from you.