Calif. PUC to Consider Nearly $200,000 in Digital Divide Grants
The California Public Utilities Commission will consider a resolution to approve four grants totaling nearly $200,000 to fund community technology programs. The digital divide grant program is funded by "an allocation of a percentage of revenues" generated from wireless telecom facilities on state-owned property. Commissioners will consider the awards during a meeting Sept. 18.
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If they're adopted, the Montague Charter Academy will receive $99,500; the California Emerging Technology Fund will receive $24,000; the Parent Institute for Quality Education will receive $26,000; and Cyber-Seniors will receive about $50,000.