Grant awarded to Atlanta Beltline for public Wi-Fi gone with federal program termination

ATLANTA — Atlanta Beltline, Inc. President & CEO Clyde Higgs said a $9 million grant to help build public Wi-Fi on the Beltline Corridor is no longer available.

The funding was canceled along with the termination of the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program, Higgs said in a statement.

Initially, the grant was intended to pay to provide public high-speed Wi-Fi on the Beltline and help improve public safety technology, enhance wayfinding and provide digital training and literacy programming, according to officials.