2006 Technology Matching Fund Projects

The City awarded $104,000 in matching funds in 2006 for fourteen community technology projects aimed at helping further digital inclusion. The projects provided education, employment training, survival assistance, civic lessons and leadership training in Seattle.

Read the 2006 press release

ArtWorks
ArtWorks Computer Learning Center
Through a graphic design employment program, youth will learn basic computer skills, graphic design skills and basic job search skills.
Award: $8,560

Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
Youth will learn how to operate a recording studio and to manipulate digital media through classes and open lab time in the new Youngstown arts-oriented media lab.
Award: $6,000

Hilltop House
Enhancing Life, Enhancing Support
Seniors will have improved access to technology and enhance their computer skills at the Hilltop House Computer Learning Center. This access will help increase their self-sufficiency and reduce isolation.
Award: $6,500

Municipal League Foundation
Seattle Civic Engagement Project
Residents will have the opportunity to learn about civic issues and participate through web surveys, discussion forums, and streaming video. The Municipal League will analyze and report the results to participants, policy makers and the media.
Award: $6,990

Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA)
Greenwood Senior Center Digital Literacy Program
PNA will implement a digital media literacy program to help seniors find, critically evaluate, and effectively apply information from digital media sources, as well as produce their own media content.
Award: $8,500

Provail
Computer Camp for Children with Disabilities
Underserved children with disabilities will be able to attend a weeklong camp where they will learn to use computers, adaptive equipment and specialized hardware and software. Parents will have an opportunity to understand the equipment and skills learned, and learn how to obtain appropriate technology.
Award: $9,500

Reel Grrls
Media That Matters Summer Program
Teenage girls will increase their media production and project management skills. Participants will produce videos for selected community nonprofits.
Award: $9,500

Seattle MESA
Seattle MESA Robotics Academy
Students will learn computer programming through a fun, hands-on, collaborative robotics project and competition.
Award: $9,500

Sustainable Seattle
Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods Initiative
Youth will be trained to serve as field assistants for community street-level surveys in 10 Seattle neighborhoods. They will help volunteers use handheld computers, digital cameras, and other technologies to collect data and communicate community priorities.
Award:$9,500

Technology Access Foundation
TechStart Expansion Project
TAF will expand their TechStart after school programming to middle school students of color at the Rainier Beach Community Technology Center. This program introduces technology through engaging lessons that strengthen students’ math and reading skills and instill a love of learning.
Award: $5,000

Tigrean Community Association
Integrating Technology into Daily Life
Ethiopian immigrants and refugees will learn basic computer skills in an atmosphere where technology is used as a dynamic learning environment linking schools, government resources and instant communication to distant families.
Award:$6,500

Washington Asian Pacific Islander Families Against Substance Abuse (WAPIFASA)
API Youth Voices
Young Asian and Pacific Islanders will learn media literacy skills and how to use audio and video technology to engage their peers in conversations about social justice and community development issues, such as gang culture and the immigrant and refugee experience.
Award:$9,500

Washington CASH (Community Alliance for Self-Help)
Computer Resource Center Usage Expansion. Low-income entrepreneurs will increase their potential for business success through computer workshops that teach focused content and experiential learning techniques, as well as new one-on-one technical assistance in the computer lab.
Award:$8,450