Archived: NEW COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS HELP BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

FOR RELEASE
April 18, 2000

Contact:
Melinda Ulloa
(202) 205-8811

NEW COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS HELP BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE

As part of a national effort to expand access to new technologies, the U.S. Department of Education today announced $44 million in grants to establish 214 Community Technology Centers. The centers will make computers and Internet access available to low-income residents in urban and rural communities. The awards went to community centers, libraries, schools, community colleges, public housing facilities, and other organizations.

The centers are also supported by business and community partners that have generated matching commitments valued at more than $42 million in state, local and corporate funding.

"For too long, only those who could afford to have a computer in their home could take advantage of the learning and economic potential of the Internet," said U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. "With community technology centers, lower-income families can seek employment, share learning experiences with their children, and have access to resources and opportunities they had previously been denied." The Clinton administration has asked Congress for $100 million in the next fiscal year -- three times the current appropriation of $32.5 million -- to support some 280 additional grants, resulting in up to 1,000 new centers.

The grants will help build centers in economically distressed, high-poverty communities. For example, the project in Selma, Ala., will create five new centers in three rural counties that are in the top 100 high-poverty counties in the country; and in Atlanta, the project will create three new centers in medical facilities and publicly funded hospitals. The centers will make educational technology available to economically disadvantaged persons to support health care and provide additional learning opportunities.

In addition, these centers and services will be expanded through a department-funded project called the America Connects Consortium. Currently, the department is inviting groups to submit proposals that will establish the new consortium, and Riley said the contractor will provide national leadership to launch a focused, coordinated and comprehensive effort to promote, support and help maintain Community Technology Centers.

"This is the next step," Riley said, "widening the scope and encouraging others to become involved." The consortium will be expected to leverage substantial non-federal matching funds as part of its commitment.

On April 4, President Clinton issued a "National Call To Action," challenging corporations and non-profit organizations "to take concrete steps to meet two critical goals: provide 21^st century learning tools for every child in every school and create digital opportunity for every American family and community."

In addition, more than 200 colleges and universities have committed to better prepare new teachers to use technology in the classroom. The commitments are in response to a letter sent recently to the head of every school, college and state department of education from a partnership involving the Education Department; the CEO Forum, a coalition of industry and education leaders; the National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education; and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The letter asked that colleges pledge to ensure that every new teacher graduate prepared to use and integrate technology effectively into teaching and learning.

This week, President Clinton is conducting his third "New Markets Tour," aimed at focusing national attention on overcoming the digital divide and creating opportunities for youth, families and communities. Accompanied by CEOs, members of Congress, cabinet secretaries and community leaders, the president is traveling to East Palo Alto, Calif., the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, N.M., and Chicago.

In addition to the Community Technology Centers and the America Connects consortium, the administration is seeking federal support for a range of initiatives [announced Feb. 4], including tax incentives to encourage private sector donations of equipment and training, training of all new teachers in how to use technology effectively, a public-private partnership to expand home access to computers and the Internet for low-income families, and training for Native Americans to enter technology-related fields.

Among the services the Community Technology Centers might provide:

workforce development and employment information -- basic and advanced computer skills training, resume writing workshops, and online access to job databases.
pre-school and family programs -- available at times when parents can bring young children to use age-appropriate software and linked to other programs such as Head Start, family literacy or daycare providers without access to computers.
After-school activities - structured opportunities for students to use software that offers homework help, academic enrichment, and exploration of the Internet.
adult education -- individually, or in collaboration with existing programs, GED training, English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, adult basic education, or post-secondary education classes using the latest learning technologies.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Following is a list of grantees. Additional information about the grantees is available online at www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/CTC.

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, FY 2000

ALABAMA
Wallace Community College Selma
Selma, Alabama
Project Director: Dr. Shirley Leashore, (334) 487-9259
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $514,388 (Year 1 = $215,196)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $518,640 (Year 1 = $172,880)

Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama 35215-3098
Project Director: Chris House, (205) 856-7973
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $1,038,450 (Year 1 = $421,249)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, 1,274,031 (Year 1 = $418,677)

ALASKA
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Palmer, Alaska
Project Director: Scott Warren, (907) 376-0910
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $899,970 (Year 1 = $299,990)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,379,998 (Year 1 = $447,422)

ARIZONA
Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
Project Director: Lynn Reed, (602) 274-3430
Total projected federal funding: 2 Years, $183, 130 (Year 1 = $111,003)
Total projected non-federal match: 2 Years, $148,100 (Year 1 = $72,100)

Sacaton Elementary School District
Sacaton, Arizona
Project Director: Dr. Leon Ben, (520) 562-3339
Total Projected federal funding: 3 years, $560,644 (year 1=$195,664)
Total Projected nonfederal match: 3 years, $345,244 (year 1=$110,428)

CALIFORNIA
Oakland Community Partnership
Oakland, California
Project Director: Jeff Abramson, (510) 834-9455
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $525,640 (Year 1 = $200,830)
Total projected non-federal funding: 3 Years, $228,696 (Year 1 = $63,548)

New Directions for Youth
Van Nuys, California
Project Director: Joe Jackson, (818) 375-1000
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $286,475 (Year 1 = $126,225)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $185,411 (Year 1 = $54,097)

Pasadena Children's Training Society dba The Sycamores
Pasadena, California
Project Director: Debra Manners, (626) 395-7100
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $291,115 (Year One: $133,118)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $187,018 (Year One: $57,091)

Allen Community Development
San Francisco, California
Project Director: Edgar Boyd, (415) 921-4935
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $734,348 (Year 1 = $265,796)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $517,410 (Year 1 = $126,590)

El Centrito De La Colonia
Oxnard, California
Project Director: Luann Rocha, (805) 240-1131
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $439,145 (Year 1 = $145,731)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $333,660 (Year 1 = $77,260)

Santa Paula Union High School District
Santa Paula, California
Project Director: Ray Sepulveda, (805) 525-4406
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $660,500 (Year 1 = $240,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $318,740 (Year 1 = $73,500)

Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling<br> San Francisco, California
Project Director: Elizabeth Toupes (415) 782-6215
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $744,017 (Year 1 = $262,359)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $571,908 (Year 1 = $151,394)

COLORADO
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Project Director: Walter LaMendola (303) 871-2796
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $491,675 (Year 1, $217,124)
Total projected nonfederal match: 3 Years, $370,329 (Year 1, $105,852)

CONNECTICUT
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford, Connecticut
Project Director: Gladys Hannon, 1-860-297-8460
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $600,000 (Year 1 = $300,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,425,000 (Year 1 = $485,000)

LEARN Regional Educational Service Center
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Project Director: Doreen Marvin, (860) 434-4890
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $671,286 (Year 1 = $251,088)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $451,644 (Year 1 = $108,819)

DELAWARE
Delaware Technical & Community College
Wilmington, Delaware
Project Director: Doris B. Brooks, (302) 571-5304
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $689,104 (Year 1 = $297,910)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $338,652 (Year 1 = $112,884)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Foundation for Educational Innovation
Washington, D.C.
Project Director: Archie Prioleau, 202-554-7400
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years $ 519,493 (Year One: $300,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years $ 519,493 (Year One: $219,493)

Howard University
Washington, D.C.
Co-Project Directors: Dr. Charles Verharen/Dr. Rodney Green
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $577,990 (Year One: $199,273)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $485,462 (Year One: $152,304)

Friendship Public Charter School
Washington, D.C.
Project Director: Joe H. Harris III, (202) 675-9050
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $573,915 (Year 1 = $254,778)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $869,677 (Year 1 = $367,425)

The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Project Director: Cory Heyman, 202-973-1510
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $385,596 (Year 1 = $141,584)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $387,692 (Year 1 = $127,064)

National Homes Trust
Los Angeles, California
Project Director: Doug Rosen, 310-820-6968
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $672,053 (Year 1 = $258,428)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $544,447 (Year 1 = $146,366)

FLORIDA
Museum of Discovery & Science
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Project Director: Christian J. Proctor, (954) 467-6637
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $553,827 (Year 1 = $214,750)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $714,689 (Year 1 = $153,125)

GEORGIA
Creative Visions Foundations, Inc.
Athens, Georgia
Project Director: Dr. Robert E. Harrison, (706) 353-2440
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $395,706 (Year 1 = $225,250)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $237,708( Year 1 = $95,040)

Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Project Director: Dr. Marion Howard; 404-616-3513
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years $511,862 (Year One: 164,653)
Total projected non-federal match 3 Years $208,755 (Year One: 50,977)

Dekalb County School System
Decatur, Georgia
Project Director: Dr. Mindy DiSalvo
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years (Year One $256,016 )
Total projected non-federal match for (Year One: $259,000)

ILLINOIS
Thornton High School District 205
South Holland, Illinois
Project Director: Linda Summers, (708) 225-4171
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $696,363 (Year 1 = $257,430)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $362,601(Year 1 = $102,000)

Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois Project Director: Anne Schneider; 217-786-2451
Total projected federal funding: 3 years $900,000 (Year One: 300,000)
Total projected non-federal match 3 years $427,680 (Year One: 138,840)

Depaul University
Chicago, Illinois
Project Director: Dr. Bernice Taylor
Total projected federal funding: 3 years $1,561,375 ( Year One: $547,694)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years $ 894,062 (Year One: $282,453)

KANSAS
Southeast Kansas Education service Center
Girard, Kansas
Project Director: Michael Bodensteiner, (316) 724-6281
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $857,521 (Year 1 = $310,019)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $660,545 (Year 1 = $197,520)

Keys for Networking, Inc.
Topeka, Kansas
Project Director: Jane Adams, (785) 233-8732
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $868,913 (Year 1 = $299,657)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $350,900 (Year 1 = $93,800)

MARYLAND
Baltimore Urban League
Baltimore, Maryland
Project Director: Michael Smith; 410-523-8150
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years $675,000 (Year One: $250,000)
Total projected non-federal match 3 Years $404,060 (Year One: $169,000)

Goodwill Industries International
Bethesda, Maryland
Project Director: Jim Van Erden, (301) 530-6500
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $751,752 (Year 1 = $251,600)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $532,553 (Year 1 = $112,170)

MASSACHUSETTS
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation
Lowell, Massachusetts
Project Director: Felicia M. Sullivan, (978) 458-5400
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $869,850 (Year 1 = $299,540)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $926,874 (Year 1 = $302,413)

Gallivan Boulevard Community Center
Mattapan, Massachusetts
Project Director: David Hinton, (617) 635-5252
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $124,778 (Year 1 = $59,978)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $98,100 (Year 1 = $25,500)

International Institute of Greater Lawrence
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Project Director: Rafael Abislaiman, (978) 678-0981
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $475,400 (Year 1 = $199,700)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $479,000 (Year 1 = $105,000)

MICHIGAN
University of Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Project Director: Harry S. Blecker; 810-767-7373
Total Projected Federal Funding: 3 Years $605,010 (Year One: $209,606)
Total Projected non-federal Match: 3 Years $217,433 (Year One: $54,934)

MINNESOTA Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Onamia, Minnesota
Project Director: Jerry Staples, (320) 532-3789
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $726,854 (Year 1 = $295,985)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $417,547 (Year 1 = $172,100)

CommonBond Communities
St. Paul, Minnesota
Project Director: Scott Beckman, (651) 290-6243
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $150,000 (Year 1 = $50,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $2,285,159 (Year 1 = $717,342)

Sibley County
Gaylord, Minnesota
Project Director: Wanda Nielson, (507) 237-4106
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $575,400 (Year One: $211,700)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $258,000 (Year One: $86,000)

MISSOURI
The Cornerstone Partnership
Wellston, Missouri
Project Director: Richard Wile, (314) 862-2777
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $565,316 (Year One: $230,184)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,891,719 (Year One: $832,744)

Penn Valley Community College
Kansas City, Missouri
Project Director: Leo Hirner, (816) 472-2035
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $667,794 (Year 1=$285,875)
Total projected nonfederal match: 3 Years, $462.260 (Year 1=$100,000)

NEBRASKA
Applied Information Management Institute
Omaha, Nebraska
Project Director: Kathleen L. Berg Eagen, (402) 345-5025 ext. 108
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $894,979 (Year 1 = $298,540)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $563, 889 (Year 1 = $171,820)

NEW JERSEY
ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Project Director: William Colon, 973 484-7554
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $825,000 (Year One: $275,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $370,342 (Year One: $99,000)

NEW MEXICO
University of New Mexico Health Sciences
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Project Directors: Judith Liddell (505) 272-2763, Melody Smith (505) 272-2763
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $329,070 (Year 1 = 150,643)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $209,582 (Year 1 = $64,561)

NEW YORK
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Brooklyn, New York
Project Director: Jose Audel, 718 636-6930
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $900,000 (Year 1 = $300,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,638,169 (Year 1 = $477,334)

National Puerto Rican Forum
New York, New York
Project Director: Kofi A. Boateng, (212) 685-2311

Research Foundation of SUNY
Amherst, New York
Project Director: Dr. Sherryl D. Weems, 716-849-6737
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $894,791 (Year 1 = $299,092)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,114,493 (Year 1 = $287,205)

CWI
Glens Falls, New York
Project Director: Joe Poliquin, (518) 793-4700
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $683,842 (Year 1 = $297,696)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $483,816 (Year 1 = $149,162)

Genesee Community College
Batavia, New York
Project Director: Dr. Peggy Curry, (716) 345-6999
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $604,898 (Year 1 = $216,051)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $342,595 (Year 1 = $98,007)

Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester, New York
Project Director: Elizabeth Brauer, (716) 256-3170
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $597,794 (Year 1 = $172,919)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $369,500 (Year 1 = $131,500)

SOBRO (South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation)
Bronx, New York
Project Director: Joseph Cook, (718) 2922-3113
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $557,583 (Year 1 = $272,157)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $247,386 (Year 1 = $106,269)

Audubon Partnership for Economic Development (APED)
New York, New York
Project Director: Walther G. Delgado, (212) 544-2470
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $277,100 (Year 1 = $139,300)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $168,700 (Year 1 = $58,300)

Research Foundation\CUNY for Lehman College
Bronx, New York
Project Director: David Fletcher, (718) 960-8006
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $905,818 (Year 1 = $294,697)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,025,00 (Year 1 = $182,000)

Project Reach Youth, Inc.
Brooklyn, New York
Project Director: Robert Madison, (718) 768-0778
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $771,674 (Year 1 = $268, 402)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $307,265 (Year 1 = $82,521)

Abyssinian Development Corporation
New York, New York
Project Director: Darren Walker
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $896,464 (Year 1 = $299,945)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $802,500 (Year 1 = $217,500)

Minorities and Women Business Development (MWBE) Center, Inc.
Binghamton, New York
Project Director: Laura Knochen-Davis, 607-724-2118
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $746,497 (Year 1 = $295,254)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,413,527 (Year 1 = $126,537)

Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
Bronx, New York
Project Director: Diane Herbert, 718-542-2727
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $ (Year 1 = $215,270)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $191,000 (Year 1 = $67,068)

OHIO
Labor Management Cooperative Council of East Central Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
Project Director: Beverly Santicola, (740) 454-1188
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $532,859 (Year 1 = $180,928)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $369,412 (Year 1 = $77,540)

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Project Director: Dr. Gary Rankin (405) 682-7536
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $442.942 (Year One $180,500)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $260,378 (Year One: $94,490)

American Indian Resource Center
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Project Director: Fount Holland (918) 456-5581
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $483,380 (Year One: $181,235)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $189,632 (Year One: $54,370)

PENNSYLVANIA
Campus Boulevard Corporation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Project Director: Barbara A. Coscarello, (215) 951-2150
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $463,640 (Year 1 = $188,718)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $307,090 (Year 1 = $80,879)

TENNESSEE
NashvilleREAD
Nashville, Tennessee
Project Director: Robbi Nash, 615-255-4982
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $372,947 (Year 1 = $202,870)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $253,874(Year 1 = $95,522)

TEXAS
North Central Texas College
Gainesville, Texas
Project Director: Dr. Lee Ann Nutt, (940) 668-4251
Total projected federal funding: 3 years: $532,477 (Year 1 = $204,800)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 years: $367,322 (Year 1 = $132,020)

Alamo Community College District
San Antonio, Texas
Project Director: Robert W. Ramsay, (210) 208-8020
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $613,128 (Year 1 = $200,519)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,752,098 (Year 1 = $425,897)

American Institute for Learning
Austin, Texas
Project Director: Denise Michael (512 472-3395)
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $847,028 (Year 1 = $300,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $587,474 (Year 1 = $132,991)

Odem-Edroy Independent School District
Odem, Texas
Project Director: Beatrice Lopez, (361), 368-2561
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $359,389 (Year 1 = $145,641)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $240,795 (Year 1 = $63,981)

Houston READ Commission
Houston, Texas
Project Director: John Stevenson, (713) 845-2404
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $893,160 (Year 1 = $299,920)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $561,388 (Year 1 = $239,796)

VIRGINIA
Arlington Community Foundation
Arlington, Virginia
Project Director: Todd Endo
Total projected federal funding: Year One $258,650
Total projected non-federal match for Year One: 186,540

Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Affiliate of Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Hampton, Virginia
Project Director: Mary L. Sandy
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $488,328 (Year One: $230,119)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $245,161 (Year One: $70,084)

Newport News Public Schools
Newport News, Virginia
Project Director: Dena Boyd, (727) 928-6838
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $785,132 (Year 1 = $257,056)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,559,485 (Year 1 = $657,784)

WASHINGTON
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle, Washington
Project Director: Mike Donlin, (206) 298-7100
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $531,796 (Year 1 = $180,000)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $491,500 (Year 1 = $177,464)

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled, Inc.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Project Director: Carolyn Smith, (340) 777-2253
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $312,897 (Year 1 = $123,050)
Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years $611,099 (Year 1 = $268,263)

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