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1999 Technology Matching Fund Projects

Westwood Computer Lab
Westwood Neighborhood Council

Grant Award: $2,400

The goal of this project is to identify neighborhood needs with regards to computer access and to design a computer center which will meet these needs. The lab will potentially be located at the Southest Community Center.

Bryant Community Computer Lab
Bryant PTSA

Grant Award: $2,500

Hire an evening computer lab coordinator to oversee public use of an elementary school computer lab after hours. The coordinator will help expand course offerings and open lab times, recrit and schedule volunteers.

Computer Pals
Intergenerational Innovations

Grant Award: $5,000

Computer Pals is an innovative intergenerational program using computer technology to encourage writing, composition, reading and technical skills, to foster relationships between children and elders and build stronger local communities

MacWorkshop
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project

Grant Award: $5,000

The MacWorkshop provides computer and internet access to homeless and very low-income individuals, Real Change Vendors, and others in the Belltown Community. The expanded MacWorkshop will offer computer literacy training in various applications

South Park Computer Lab Upgrade 2000
South Park Advisory Council

Grant Award: $5,513

Upgrade the South Park Computer Lab, Four new Pentium computers will be acquired for the lab and the equipment networked to support Internet Access on all 10 computer stations.

Central Area Newsletter on the Web
MidTown Commons

Grant Award: 10,000

MidTown Commons publishes a hard copy quarterly Central Area Newsletter. The Technology Matching Funds will support training and internet publications of the newsletter, whih will be updated monthly.

Tamaraw Center
Filipino Youth Activities

Grant Award: $25,000

The Tamaraw Center will be the first computer center targeting the Filipino American community using bi-lingual and bi-cultural instructors. It will also increase IT access to the community, minority students and limited-English speaking populations

Computer-based Resource Center
Horn of Africa Services

Grant Award: $45,000

Develop a technology-based educational resource center located in this Southeast Seattle to provide East African refugees and immigrants with a safe , culturally sensitive environment where they can access a computer lab and learn about computers.

E-Mail Literacy 2000 Program
Seattle Community Network Association

Grant Award: $26,000

Expand program of conducting no-fee e-mail training to suitably equipped Community Technology Centers, and select venues to target traditionally underserved communities. Devlop and publish an email training manual.

Techmobile
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County

Grant Award:$28,700

The Techmobile is a 30-ft. bus now being converted into a mobile learning lab with Internet access. It will bring computer access and work readiness skills to local youth living in under-served communities and will be available for community events. Private funding has been secured for the purchase and partial equipping of the lab. City funds will be used to help provide start-up staffing.

The Hands-On Animation Lab (H.A.L)
911 Media Arts Center

Grant Award:$20,000

911 Media Arts Center will design and create "The Hands-on Animation Lab," a multi-media video production and animation studio in their easily accessible downtown facility.

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