Summary The CTTAB review committee reviewed 18 applications for the 2000 Technology Matching Fund. The projects were considered for eligibility, scored according to the selection criteria and discussed. The committee makes the following recommendations for funding with Technology Matching Funds. The recommended awards total $141,902.00. There were $363,498.95 in requests.
Ethiopian Community Computer Resources
Center
Equip community center with up to date computer systems & peripherals for training and Internet access.
PNA Computer Technology Center
Establish computer technology center with 11 computers providing public access to the Internet and basic literacy training. The center will include public access terminals and a lab.
Rainier Vista Technology & Resource Center
Expand the resources of the Job Resource Center's Computer lab to enable production of Powerpoint multimedia learning materials, to include ESL/ABE software and to expand availability to the surrounding neighborhoods of SE Seattle.
Computer Power Learning System
Improve access to basic technology skills for seniors via middle and high school student teachers. Create learning manuals for use by students and seniors.
Connecting Seattle
Expand Connecting Seattle - connecting computer labs in low income housing complexes to new computers and Internet access.
El Centro De La Raza Computer Literacy Center
Increase computer literacy among Latinos in Seattle and the Beacon Hill community. Expand classes and hours that the computer lab is open. Increase marketing effort.
Symposium on Art, Law and New Technologies
Provide an interdisciplinary symposium on legal and business issues encountered by artists producing musical, literary and mixed media creation including film, video, television, broadband, Internet and digital technology in general.
Planning Grant - Oral History Project
Plan an ongoing neighborhood intergenerational oral history project to be produced through the public access cable television facility and to include a web component.
Historias del Familias
Work with families and Spanish speaking children at Kimball mentored by high school students & prof artists to create oral histories of their families. |
Citizens Technology Literacy and Access
Updated on June 23, 2000 by William A. Smith