As CMC grantee programs proceed along their maturation cycle, the third report in 2024 will have the opportunity to explore more data and more detail. The data, derived from the grantee reporting cycle, will shed light on how specific approaches best counter the barriers to broadband connectivity. Data will also reveal how, when, and why partnership frameworks proved crucial to the planning, implementation, and impact at the institutional and anchor community levels.

In turn, qualitative feedback from anchor institutions and community partners will provide lessons from the field. This insight will explain how grantee solutions outflanked the local, structural, and contextual barriers to digital inclusion. These accounts and experiences will also provide more understanding of the operational and logistical challenges. This earned wisdom from peers will prove essential to expedite program success beyond pilot program communities. These lessons, both strategic and tactical, will prove instrumental to advancing the OMBI mission and the anchor institution’s ability to pivot toward successful outcomes.