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UPDATE: The Digital Equity Grants have been awarded to the following recipients for these projects:
Area 10 Agency on Aging, Creating Digital Literacy Opportunities and Tackling Social Isolation in the World of COVID, $9,400
Artisan Alley, Wifi Mill, $3,000
Farmer House Museum/Tech Heroes, Bloomington Stories, $7,300
Hotels4Homelessness/New Leaf New Life, Access to Technology for Families Experiencing Homelessness, $3,300
Monroe County Community School Corporation, MCCSC Mobile Classroom WIFI Access, $1,500
Monroe County Public Library, Circulating iPads and Wireless Hotspots at MCPL, $10,500
December 16, 2020
(BLOOMINGTON) – The City of Bloomington Information & Technology Services Department (ITS) announces Digital Equity Grants awards to support Bloomington-based nonprofit organization efforts to bridge the digital divide and increase digital resources for residents.
The grants are funded through Mayor John Hamilton’s Recover Forward initiative to help Bloomington recover from the pandemic and economic collapse, and advance racial, economic, and climate justice. The grant recipients, projects to be funded, and amount of the grant are as follows:
Area 10 Agency on Aging, Creating Digital Literacy Opportunities and Tackling Social Isolation in the World of COVID, $9,400
Artisan Alley, Wifi Mill, $3,000
Farmer House Museum/Tech Heroes, Bloomington Stories, $7,300