MML is excited to share the Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge with you.  The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and MML Strategic Partner, Comcast Corporation recently announced a new grant award program to support the launch and expansion of local workforce programs designed to grow college and career readiness, close the digital skills gap, advance economic mobility, and lay the foundation for generational wealth in under-resourced communities.  

Mayors know firsthand the importance of digital training and access to the knowledge needed to prepare underserved communities for more equitable and inclusive jobs. They support the growth and development of a more highly skilled workforce and recognize that everyone benefits when the public sector partners with nonprofits and the private sector to connect and leverage vital resources to up-skill workers.

The Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge is a joint initiative to support and expand digital training programs across the country. The Challenge will award a total of $1.5 million in digital equity grants to ten cities through a competitive process: 

• Three large cities will be awarded $250,000
• Three medium-sized cities will be awarded $150,000
• Four small cities will be awarded $75,000

Are You Up for The Challenge?

Guidelines, Eligibility, and How to Apply

ELIGIBILITY:  To be eligible, applying mayors must be members of The U.S. Conference of Mayors. If you are unsure of the membership status of the mayor, please contact The U.S. Conference of Mayors at 202-293-7330 and ask to speak to the Membership Department.

HOW TO APPLY: This is a two-step award application process. Part I consists of a completed entry form and a 500-word executive summary outlining the application program. Award finalists will be notified and must complete Part II, which will consist of up to ten pages in response to the proposal content questions and supporting documentation.

Deadline for Application:  March 15, 2024, Part I Proposals Due

Important Note Regarding Submission Process:  Please see the announcement for full instructions.  This is a two-step process:  Part 1 must be submitted (on-line application portal only) by March 15, 2024. If your application is selected as a finalist (finalists will be notified by March 29, 2024), you will be asked to submit additional items for Part 2 of the process by April 19, 2024.