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Graduate Student Assistant, OBDL - Tribal Collaboration

The Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides $65 billion nationally in related digital equity funding, including a State Digital Equity Planning Grant. CDT, designated as California's Digital Equity Administrative Entity by Governor Newsom, will lead the State Digital Equity Plan (SDEP) process over the next year with a $4 million Planning Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA)

Under close supervision of the Staff Services Manager I and the Deputy Director of the Office of Broadband and Digital Literacy (OBDL), the Graduate Student Assistant will support the California Department of Technology (CDT) in the development of the State Digital Equity Plan, with a focus on supporting the Tribal Collaboration Outcome Area Working Group.
The Graduate Student Assistants (GSAs) will assist the CDT Office of Broadband and Digital Literacy's development of the digital equity plan and support the Outcome Area Working Group on Tribal Collaboration. This position requires analysis of high-level, complex problems and recommendations for effective courses of action through research and assessment.
The Graduate Student Assistant will provide support and assist CDT personnel to:
- Produce technical assistance programs that include toolkits, templates, and GIS capabilities, to support capacity building for Tribal Governments to leverage federal funding opportunities;
- Develop recommendations for the Tribal Collaboration Outcome Area Working Group;
- Conduct research and staff the Outcome Area Working Group on Tribal Collaboration;
- Develop a comprehensive statewide stakeholder map for Tribal Collaboration;
- Develop asset inventory of existing programs and resources;
- Conduct gap analysis;
- Develop a report and recommendations for the Outcome Area Working Group on Tribal Collaboration to submit to CDT for consideration in the State Digital Equity Plan;

Specifics for Writing and Miscellaneous:
- Assist with producing public-facing data that may need to be shared on the Broadband For All Portal;
- Assist CDT staff with miscellaneous tasks as necessary.