Millions in funding for digital skills, online safety terminated

​

(WABI) - Millions of dollars in funding for digital skills and online safety has been terminated by the government.

Maine Connectivity Authority says the $35 million in funding would have gone toward helping rural communities, small businesses, veterans, and low-income residents.

MCA says they were notified by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration that three grants had been terminated.

The president of the MCA says, “This announcement is deeply disappointing, and MCA is exploring Maine’s options to respond to the legality of the grant termination.”

According to MCA, 130,000 people would have been directly served by those grants.