North Carolina Central University

The DELP project has four core activities: a) Digital Equity Assessment and Planning; b) Digital Equity Training; c) Community Engagement and Service; and d) Evaluation. The Digital Equity Assessment and Planning Core Activity will assemble a team comprised of NCCU faculty and members of the Digital Durham Collaborative that will conduct a community focused multi-stakeholder assessment of the digital equity needs related to online education, digital inclusion, workforce, and digital skills development in the anchor communities in Durham. The Digital Equity Training Core Activity is a multi-organization collaboration that consists of three interrelated activities to serve the needs in the qualified anchor communities in Durham. NCCU and its partners will provide educational programs; scale up digital navigator services to residents from the eligible anchor communities; provide software engineering, quality assurance engineering, and digital foundations for business and entrepreneurship courses and provide employment placement services; and offer continuing education courses on various information system topics. The Community Engagement and Service Core Activity is an outreach collaboration of engagement activities focused on digital equity. NCCU will provide participants with resources to serve the community through volunteering and community engagement to expand experiential learning and workforce development. The Evaluation core activity will evaluate the project’s success and the benefits delivered to project beneficiaries.