Connected Nation pledges to invest in AI education.
We believe it's critical to ensure America’s youth are prepared to thrive in an AI-driven future, and we are proud to commit new resources that build on our longstanding mission of improving lives through technology. Over the next four years, Connected Nation commits to the following:
- AI Learners: Engage the K-12 network to train at least 50,000 learners in AI literacy and application skills through our digital empowerment programs, with a focus on underserved and rural communities. This will benefit communities that will integrate AI tools into education, workforce, and civic engagement.
- Research and Development: Incorporate AI research in community studies over the next four years to better understand adoption, impact, and barriers to adoption for youth and other community members. Leverage Connected Nation’s mapping and data analytics expertise to pinpoint areas of focus and opportunity.
- Resilient, critical infrastructure: Engage our network of over 350 partner organizations across 40+ states to expand access to resilient, critical infrastructure and AI literacy resources and tools. Leverage technical expertise and mentorship from Connected Nation’s team of researchers, policy experts, and digital inclusion specialists.
Through these commitments, Connected Nation will help strengthen America’s workforce and drive economic development by equipping young people and communities with the knowledge and tools needed to compete in an AI-driven economy.
We look forward to collaborating with the Administration and other pledge partners to advance this important effort. Please let us know if any additional details are needed ahead of the upcoming announcements.
We work at the community, state, and federal levels and with both public and private partners to work toward the common and important goal of expanding access, adoption, and use of broadband to ALL people.
Everyone belongs in a Connected Nation.
Signed October 22, 2025
Everyone belongs in a Connected Nation
Who are we?
Connected Nation is a nonprofit, 501(c)3, working to develop and provide tools, resources, and methods to help local communities, states, and federal agencies create and implement solutions to their broadband (high-speed internet) and digital technology gaps.
What do we do?
We assess and plan for the expansion of broadband access, adoption, and use. We do so by developing public-private partnerships to bring technology access to targeted geographies and populations. That work also includes developing programs focused on empowering people with technology skills and resources to improve their quality of life.
What do we believe?
We believe everyone belongs in a Connected Nation. That means everyone should have opportunities to improve their lives, families, and communities regardless of who they are, where they live, or how they begin.
Who advises Connected Nation?
Connected Nation’s Board of Directors provides strategic and comprehensive oversight to our work on all levels. Local, state, and federal elected officials, representatives from K-12 education, health care, higher education, tourism, agriculture, libraries, and business, etc., also have input as we develop and implement programs and approaches to help urban and rural communities of all sizes expand their broadband access, adoption, and use.
What is Connected Nation’s relationship to broadband providers?
We are a neutral party that is committed to meeting our mission by working with any and all providers of broadband service. We have an open door as to how to develop that relationship — with the extent and depth of that relationship often being defined by the provider themselves. Our connections and neutral approach to developing plans for broadband expansion is what makes it possible for us to build effective public-private partnerships within communities at the local, state, and federal levels.
How is Connected Nation funded?
Connected Nation is designed as a private-public partnership. Our funding comes from a variety of sources depending on the scope of a particular project or program. That funding includes but is not limited to, foundations, state and federal grants, local community contributions, and more.