CRCDI Convening: Exploring Partnership Strategies & Project Opportunities
The Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion (CRCDI) brings together organizations and stakeholders across the Greater Sacramento Region working to bridge the digital divide.
CRCDI invites you to attend our upcoming convenings:
- March 10th 1-2pm: Digital Navigator Programs
- March 17th 1-2pm: Exploring Partnership Strategies and Project Opportunities
The convenings will provide an opportunity to learn from and connect with organizations engaged in digital inclusion, receive updates on the status of current programs and opportunities, and provide input on how CRCDI can provide support and network building within our region.
We encourage organizations across public agencies, community-based organizations, elected officials, non-profit and labor organizations, private consulting firms, advocacy groups, and more interested in learning about the regional digital inclusion initiatives and programs to attend this free engaging and informative event.
If you have any questions, please email Navreet Hundal, Navreet.Hundal@valleyvision.org.
Register Here.
CRCDI Convening: Digital Navigator Programs
The Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion (CRCDI) brings together organizations and stakeholders across the Greater Sacramento Region working to bridge the digital divide.
CRCDI invites you to attend our upcoming convenings:
- March 10th 1-2pm: Digital Navigator Programs
- March 17th 1-2pm: Exploring Partnership Strategies and Project Opportunities
The convenings will provide an opportunity to learn from and connect with organizations engaged in digital inclusion, receive updates on the status of current programs and opportunities, and provide input on how CRCDI can provide support and network building within our region.
We encourage organizations across public agencies, community-based organizations, elected officials, non-profit and labor organizations, private consulting firms, advocacy groups, and more interested in learning about the regional digital inclusion initiatives and programs to attend this free engaging and informative event.
If you have any questions, please email Navreet Hundal, Navreet.Hundal@valleyvision.org.
Register Here.
Broadband & Digital Equity Webinar | Year-End Review and Strategies for Closing the Gaps in 2026 (December 2025)
Valley Vision, as manager of the Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion (CRCDI) and Capital Area Broadband Consortium (CCABC), welcomed Broadband and Digital Equity stakeholders and organizations to the “Year-End Review and Strategies for Closing the Gaps in 2026” Webinar on Friday, December 5th, 2025 from 10AM-12PM.
Valley Vision presented updates on CCABC and CRCDI projects and opportunities in the region, including the launch of the new CRCDI website, resources such as Valley Vision’s Broadband for Business Report, and project spotlights such as the CETF California Green Technology Initiative and AB617 Communities Empowerment Initiative, which includes the Get Connected! Call Center, a resource to support low-cost internet enrollment for residents of South Sacramento’s AB617 Communities.
Scott Adams, Deputy Director of Broadband and Digital Literacy at the California Department of Technology (CDT) presented updates on the State’s Broadband for All Initiative. Upcoming opportunities for engagement with CDT include:
- CDT Digital Equity Stakeholder meeting on December 17th (register HERE).
- Digital Equity Resource Survey to provide new and update resources for Digital Equity Resource Finder (complete the survey HERE by January 12th).
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Commissioner Darcie Houck shared year-end updates across several projects, including the Federal Funding Account, Last-Mile Network progress, BEAD, CASF program changes, and more.
Hawksbill Group facilitated the closing panel “Collaborating to Close the Gaps: A Discussion with Service Providers,” with insights from representative of Comcast, Race Communication, and AT&T on opportunities for engagement and collaboration to support local broadband deployment.
CCABC Broadband Infrastructure Webinar (November 2024)
Valley Vision, as manager of the Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium (CCABC), hosted a broadband infrastructure deployment webinar on November 14th, 2024. With historic new levels of broadband infrastructure investment flowing into the region, the webinar provided news and updates on state and federal broadband grant funding programs, shared new tools to accelerate broadband infrastructure deployment, and offered the opportunity to interact and ask questions among presenters and participants. The webinar featured speakers from the California Public Utilities Commission, Southern California Association of Governments, City of Sacramento, AT&T, unWired, and Zayo.
Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium (CCABC) Webinar
Join the Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium for our webinar on November 14th from 10:30am-12pm. The webinar will provide an important overview on state and federal resources, and new tools to accelerate broadband infrastructure deployment
The CCABC is managed by Valley Vision and funded by the California Public Utilities Commission, with the mission to support broadband deployment through the 4-county region of Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
Please email navreet.hundal@valleyvision.org for any questions regarding the CCABC webinar.
Register at: bit.ly/CCABCwebinar.
Broadband for Business: A Path Forward for the Capital Region Report (Spring 2024)
The Greater Sacramento Region, home to the Capital of the fifth largest
economy in the world, has a persistent Digital Divide crossing geographies
and economic sectors, worsened by the pandemic. In response, Valley Vision
received an economic recovery grant from the U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA) to prepare the region’s first-ever Broadband for Business
plan and resource guide.
This report documents broadband gaps for businesses throughout the region,
which call for our collective attention and action. The report also includes a
wealth of resources for businesses and those serving businesses and workers.
Broadband for Business: A Path Forward for the Capital Region
For businesses across the Greater Sacramento region, the COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted concerns regarding businesses’ access to reliable and affordable broadband, as well as digital skills and training needed to thrive and function optimally. Valley Vision received a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to identify recommendations and create a roadmap for urban, suburban and rural areas in Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, and Yolo Counties.
The priorities set by the report, Broadband for Business: A Path Forward for the Capital Region, accelerate broadband adoption and implementation of cutting-edge internet-based tools and platforms for business operations and assist communities in economic recovery.
Valley Vision conducted various project activities, in order to develop a regional assessment of key findings and recommended strategies, tools, and resources, subdivided by pivotal stakeholders, such as:
- Connecting with regional Internet Service Providers to identify business internet service levels, and collaborate with regional stakeholders on local broadband and digital service needs;
- Conducting a business tier broadband gaps/needs analysis of future proof broadband services, digital and online tools, platforms, resources, and digital training to enable businesses to adopt and implement cutting-edge online business operations;
- Creating a first-ever overlaying of local mapping data for areas zoned for business uses with data from the California Public Utilities Commission showing locations with inadequate broadband service.
Broadband for Business: A Path Forward for the Capital Region
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Enrollment Event
Valley Vision, in partnership with the City of West Sacramento and local partners, will be hosting an Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) enrollment event.
ACP is a federal benefits program which provides households with a monthly $30 discount ($75 for tribal households) towards their internet service bill, along with a one-time $100 discount on eligible devices. Households which participate in any of the following programs are eligible to enroll in ACP:
- CalFresh or SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps;
- Medi-Cal;
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC);
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI);
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA);
- Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit;
- Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program, including at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision schools;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance;
- Head Start (only households meeting the income qualifying standard);
- Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF);
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
Additional Qualifications include:
- Household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
All participants who attend the event and apply for ACP will be eligible to enter a raffle for a free laptop computer. One raffle winner will be chosen each hour, additionally all participants will have the opportunity to receive free or discounted devices.
Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium (CCABC) Memo – July 2023
Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion (CRCDI) Quarterly Meeting – June 23, 2023
Access the meeting recording HERE.
The Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion’s (CRCDI) Quarterly Meeting took place on Friday, June 23, 2023. The meeting involved digital equity updates from the California Department of Technology (CDT) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), such as the Digital Equity Survey, DEEM Tool, and BEAD funding updates.
Register for upcoming CRCDI Quarterly Meetings HERE.
Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion (CRCDI) Quarterly Meeting – March 10, 2023
Access the meeting recording HERE.
The Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion’s (CRCDI) Quarterly Meeting took place on Friday, March 10, 2023. The event featured Amanda Bergson-Shilcock from the National Skills Coalition, presenting on “Closing the Digital Skills Divide” – a report which found 92% of jobs in the U.S. labor market require digital skills. The Coalition also provided regional broadband and digital inclusion announcements, and discuss important updates in state and federal funding, along with the state’s digital equity plan.
Register for upcoming CRCDI Quarterly Meetings HERE.
Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion
The Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion, formerly the Sacramento Coalition for Digital Inclusion, started as part of community discussions following the release of a Brookings Institute report on the Sacramento region in the fall of 2018. With the goal of creating a prosperous Sacramento region, the discussion of digital equity was one of the most-spoken components, and in January 2019, during the Sacramento Digital Inclusion Summit hosted by the Sacramento Public Library, the Coalition was created.
The founding Steering Committee includes the City of Sacramento, Sacramento Public Library, Los Rios Community College District, California State University at Sacramento, Capital Region Workforce Boards, Clear Strategies LLC, and Valley Vision.
In its first stages, the Coalition conducted an assessment of needs with community input, built collaborative relationships across industries, and published an initial report which determined digital access to be achieved through affordable Internet and devices, along with digital literacy/skills.
The start of COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the digital inclusion gap, and pushed the Coalition further towards efforts to bridge the digital divide. To support the Coalition’s efforts, Valley Vision has been successful in securing funding to continue and expand this valuable work through the Capital Region Workforce Boards, SMUD, Union Bank, and community partners and stakeholders.
Following the Coalition’s expansion from Sacramento County into the Capital Region Workforce Board 9 county region of Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba County, Valley Vision partnered with mohuman, a non-profit connecting low-income communities with digital resources, to create the Capital Region Digital Inclusion Portal. The centralized platform was developed with the goal to be a source for community members and organizations to find and upload resources for computing devices, internet connectivity, and digital skill building – including free and low cost computers, internet services, foundational and career-specific digital skill building tools and training, and more.