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Partnering with Extension to improve digital literacy and digital inclusion skills statewide

The Digital Innovation Leadership Program (DILP) is a two-year grant provided through the University of Illinois Office of the Provost and Illinois Extension and Outreach Initiative. DILP’s goal is to support digital literacy education and programming throughout the state of Illinois.

DILP is an interdisciplinary collaboration that brings together a diverse array of individuals from higher education and community development. This network allows DILP to leverage resources and expertise to run programs to foster and understand digital literacy and build key community capacities by:

Awarded in September 2014, DILP is one of six collaborative projects awarded to help further Extension’s mission and outreach throughout Illinois.

The principal investigator of the DILP project is Dr. Jon Gant. To learn more about our partners, please see our People page.

Who We Are

Who We Are

Our team brings together diverse partnerships across the University of Illinois’ campus, University of Illinois Extension, and Illinois communities.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Engaging the state of Illinois through local communities and partnerships to expand the potential for entrepreneurship, innovation, economic development, digital inclusion, and social development.

Our Accomplishments

Our Accomplishments

Learn about our work and our impact on the community.

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Contact our staff to learn more about how you can get involved.

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