LastMile Connectivity Grant - Oregon Department of Education

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The Oregon Department of Education will be funding and promoting LastMile Connectivity grants for the 2011-13 biennium.

This is the third round of grants that ODE has sponsored through Grant-in-Aid monies made available by the Legislature. For this round there is $471,000 available for grants. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis and given to schools and districts that do not yet meet minimum standards of greater than 10 megabits (Mbps) per second of bandwidth on their path to the Internet. This can include connections between buildings or directly to the Internet as long as the path creates, at a minimum, 10 Mbps of connectivity. The funds may be used for non-recurring costs associated with building or enhancing connections to greater bandwidth.

The LastMile Connectivity Grants will be managed by Willamette ESD. Questions should be directed to Don Wolff, don.wolff@wesd.org eMail

2011-13 Grant Information

Complete details and the grant application can be found at http://www.oregoneesc.org/content/lastmile-grants-2011-13.

Quick Facts:

Grant Application Process Open: Monday, September 19, 2011
Grant Applications Close: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m.
Maximum Award Amount: $50,000.00
Total Funds Available: $471,420.00

Application Materials:

Information Sessions:

Thursday, September 29, 2011 1-3 p.m.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 9-11 a.m.

For more information about these sessions, including how to connect via WebEx, please visit the WESD Last Mile Grants 2011-13: Support Sessions webpage.

Contact

Don Wolf, don.wolff@wesd.org

Associated Topics

e-Rate Program
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Other ODE Grants
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Office of Assessment and Information Services
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