Enpira won second place at the AWS/US Ignite Pitch Competition back in 2019. Five years later, they are a growing company serving clients across North Carolina and around the country.

A thriving community in the 21st Century needs innovators of all types. Over the past decade, US Ignite has worked with communities across the nation to identify, connect, and support startup innovators. We're launching a blog series to highlight some of these inspiring stories.

Communities across the United States are preparing for the post-ACP era by innovating and collaborating to ensure digital equity amidst concerns over increased internet access costs. Through local legislation, partnerships, infrastructure innovation, and community-centric solutions, these communities aim to maintain a unified effort towards bridging the digital divide.

US Ignite worked closely with Fort Moore officials over the last year to create a new Heat Risk Management (HRM) application. Developed as a key component of the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard (SICD), the HRM app harnesses the power of IoT sensors and data analytics to lessen the threat of heat-related injuries during training.

A decade ago, Red Wing Ignite (RWI) made history as the first rural community selected by US Ignite for the first Smart Gigabit Communities cohort. Catch up on the growth and achievements RWI reached in the past 10 years!

Discover the insights that Kyle Compton, Technical Program Manager at US Ignite, shared during a panel discussion at the 2023 Installation Innovation Forum.

In this post, we highlight some of our communities' most impressive digital inclusion news shared during Digital Inclusion Week 2023.

Welcome to our new blog post series on community-driven efforts to monitor and improve air quality. In this series, you will learn: what our community partners have discovered from installing low-cost air quality sensor networks; strategies for mitigating air quality risks; and funding opportunities for new air quality projects.