ConnectSTL

Bringing a new wave of technology and digital equity to St. Louis

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Programs

Helpdesk, Wi-Fi, Digital Literacy, and Learn 2 Tech

Partners

Support Tech Talent

Help strengthen the regional digital workforce by supporting training programs, mentorship, internships, and employment opportunities for emerging technology professionals.

Grants

Connect with organizations and partners working to advance digital equity initiatives and collaborative funding opportunities across the region.

List Your Service

List your organization’s services that help individuals and communities access technology, digital skills training, and technology-related support.

ConnectSTL partners with employers, organizations, and community leaders committed to strengthening the regional digital workforce pipeline.
Through the ConnectSTL ecosystem, Employer Partners play an important role in supporting emerging technology talent and expanding access to technology careers.

Hiring graduates from digital skills training programs
Offering internships or apprenticeships
Providing mentorship or career guidance
Participating in resume reviews or mock interviews
Supporting workforce development initiatives that prepare individuals for technology careers

Organizations willing to support, train, mentor, host interns, or hire local tech talent may be listed as ConnectSTL Employer Partners within the ecosystem.
For employer inquiries related to hiring technology talent or participating as an Employer Partner, please contact: coletan@stlouis-mo.gov

ConnectSTL works to align partners and organizations with funding opportunities that support digital equity, workforce development, and community technology initiatives across the region.

Collaborative grant applications
Workforce development funding
Digital inclusion initiatives
Technology training programs
Broadband adoption programs

Organizations interested in participating in grant collaborations or digital equity initiatives must first join the ConnectSTL ecosystem.

ConnectSTL maintains a directory of organizations that provide services helping individuals and communities access technology, digital skills training, and related support.

Digital skills training programs
Broadband access and connectivity services
Technology consulting and technical support
Software or web development services
Community technology programs
Workforce technology training initiatives

Organizations that would like to be listed in the ConnectSTL service directory must first join the ConnectSTL ecosystem and register their organization within the portal.

Support Tech Talent

Help strengthen the regional digital workforce by supporting training programs, mentorship, internships, and employment opportunities for emerging technology professionals.

Hiring graduates from digital skills training programs
Offering internships or apprenticeships
Providing mentorship or career guidance
Participating in resume reviews or mock interviews
Supporting workforce development initiatives that prepare individuals for technology careers

Grants

Connect with organizations and partners working to advance digital equity initiatives and collaborative funding opportunities across the region.

ConnectSTL works to align partners and organizations with funding opportunities that support digital equity, workforce development, and community technology initiatives across the region.

Collaborative grant applications
Workforce development funding
Digital inclusion initiatives
Technology training programs
Broadband adoption programs

Organizations interested in participating in grant collaborations or digital equity initiatives must first join the ConnectSTL ecosystem.

List Your Service

List your organization’s services that help individuals and communities access technology, digital skills training, and technology-related support.

ConnectSTL maintains a directory of organizations that provide services helping individuals and communities access technology, digital skills training, and related support.

Digital skills training programs
Broadband access and connectivity services
Technology consulting and technical support
Software or web development services
Community technology programs
Workforce technology training initiatives

Organizations that would like to be listed in the ConnectSTL service directory must first join the ConnectSTL ecosystem and register their organization within the portal.

St. Louis is a Visionary Digital Trailblazer!

We’re proud to share that the City of St. Louis has been recognized as one of the nation’s Visionary Digital Inclusion Trailblazer cities by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) — one of only 34 communities to receive this highest honor. This recognition highlights our progress expanding free community Wi-Fi, digital learning labs, digital skills pathways, and more. Learn how St. Louis is building a more inclusive, connected city: [Read More →]

Bridging the Digital Divide

SLDC has dedicated $5 million of its ARPA allocation toward Digital Equity in the City of St. Louis. This investment builds on our existing strategies focused on equity, economic development and economic justice. Investing in digital literacy and technology training programs to enable participation in the 21st-century economy and helping to bridge the digital divide is a core initiative of the Economic Empowerment pillar of the Economic Justice Action Plan.

To guide these efforts, we spent the better part of 2023 creating the St. Louis Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which outlines strategic priorities and actions that the city can undertake to improve equitable access to high-speed internet and digital skills needed to succeed in today’s modern society.

Mayor Cara Spencer on the Recognition

“I’m proud of our St. Louis team for earning this recognition for our city and for doing great work for years to make digital tools available to all St. Louisans. This work makes a real difference, opening doors to opportunity and making St. Louisans’ lives easier.”