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The program targets a wide range of community needs across Spectrum’s 41-state service area, the company explained.

Edited by Brad Randall, Broadband Communities

Spectrum will award $1 million in grants this year to nonprofit organizations that provide digital skills training, devices, and community tech resources, the company recently announced.

The funding, part of the company’s Spectrum Digital Education program, brings the initiative’s total investment to more than $12 million since it launched in 2017.

The program targets a wide range of community needs across Spectrum’s 41-state service area. It backs projects that include digital literacy classes, workforce readiness training and efforts to distribute low-cost or donated laptops, according to Spectrum’s website.

“Spectrum Digital Education is focused on removing real barriers by helping people build the digital skills required to apply for jobs, pursue education and manage essential online services,” said Rahman Khan, Group Vice President, Community Impact.

Khan said the grants aim to turn “connectivity into capability” through local nonprofit partnerships.

Since 2017, the initiative has awarded 382 grants to 202 organizations, reaching more than 200,000 people and helping nonprofits distribute over 20,000 devices while sponsoring nearly 50,000 digital education classes. Recent recipients include an adult learning center in Spartanburg, S.C., which used funding for GED prep and computer skills classes; The Science Zone in Wyoming, which expanded STEAM offerings; and Loaves, Fishes & Computers in California, which refurbishes and distributes low-cost devices.

Spectrum also said eligible nonprofits serving communities within its service area can apply for the 2026 grants between February 2 and February 27; organizations must hold 501(c)(3) status.

Our staff edited this report, which AI tools helped generate.

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