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CONTACTS:
Citizens Technology Literacy Projects:
Call (206) 386-9759 or e-mail David Keyes

You may also call (206) 684-0464 or E-Mail the Department of Neighborhoods.

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council today approved funding for nine Technology Matching Fund projects totaling $138,000, which will be matched by community resources amounting to more than $344,000. This year’s awards mark the fourth year of the program. Since 1998, the city has contributed more than $750,000 in Technology Matching Funds to 51 projects, with community contributions totaling $1.6 million.   More

The Technology Matching Fund was established to provide money to Seattle organizations and neighborhood groups for a broad array of citizen-driven technology literacy and access projects.  Once a project is approved, the community's contribution of volunteer labor, materials, professional services, or cash will be "matched" by cash from the Technology Matching Fund.  Funds are provided on a reimbursement basis. 

Basic Information is provided below; more detail is available in our application guide.

Application Information
Who Can Apply?
Who Isn't Eligible?
What Kind of Projects Are Funded?
Projects Not Eligible
Looking for ideas and examples of fundable projects?
What criteria will be used to decide who gets funded?
Request an Application or a Letter of Intent outline

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Technology Matching Funds are being distributed in two categories, each with its own application methods.

• The LARGER CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS is for projects which take up to 12 months to complete and need between $5,000 and $50,000 of City Funds. .
• The SMALL AND SIMPLE PROJECTS FUND is for projects seeking awards of $5,000 or less and can be completed in 6 months or less. Approximately   $50,000 of the total Technology Matching Fund will be awarded to Small & Simple Projects.

Applications are available online, at  the Neighborhood Service Centers or by calling the downtown office of the Department of Information Technology.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Applications are accepted from neighborhood-based or citywide organizations. A neighborhood-based organization is one with a majority of its members residing, or operating businesses, in a commonly recognized neighborhood and whose purpose is to improve the quality of life in that area. Neighborhood-based organizations need not be incorporated and might be formed just for one project. A neighborhood group may be established just to undertake a project--the group does not need to be "incorporated" though it does need to work with a tax-exempt organization to handle the funds.

A citywide organization is one with a majority of its members residing, or operating businesses, in Seattle and whose purpose is to improve the quality of life for a particular community of people in one neighborhood or citywide. Eligible citywide organizations must demonstrate a community base for the project.

WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE?
Awards are not made to individuals, single businesses, institutions, religious organizations, government agencies, political groups, or district councils. Universities, hospitals, City departments, newspapers, state and national foundations, and fraternal organizations are also excluded from funding.

WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE?
To receive support, projects must:

• Address one or more of these Technology Matching Fund goals.
  
  1. Increase points of public access to computers and information technology.
  2. Support information technology literacy education and training.
  3. Encourage information technology applications that support neighborhood planning and action.

  [Note that projects which address the needs of technology underserved people will be given greater priority.]

• Provide a public benefit.
• Result in a product that benefits a neighborhood or community.
• Involve neighborhood people or the community that the project will serve in the identification, planning, and execution of the project.

PROJECTS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING:

• Projects that duplicate an existing private or public program.
• Projects that are ongoing services or that request funding to support the ongoing operating budgets of service organizations.
• Projects that conflict with existing City policy.
• The Matching Fund will not provide awards for maintenance of a project built with Neighborhood Matching Funds.

LOOKING FOR IDEAS AND PROJECT EXAMPLES?

You can take a look at descriptions of the projects funded  in 1999 and 2000. The idea of a Technology Matching Fund is new and somewhat different, so we have also compiled some examples to illustrate possible projects. The Neighborhood Matching Fund database also offers useful descriptions of completed Neighborhood Matching Fund projects. For technology projects, search for specific technologies (i.e. computers or video).

REQUEST AN APPLICATION

The application and guide are now available to download online. Other means of obtaining an application is to pick one up at a Neighborhood Service Center or from the Department of Information Technology downtown office. If you want one mailed to you, either send e-mail to either  JoanE O'Brien or  David Keyes or call 684-0600.

Download Now 
2001 Application                     2001 Application Guidelines

Note: The deadline for the 2001 Technology Matching Fund has passed.  We will be posting the application for 2002 sometime in March, 2002 and deadline will be sometime near the end of May.  The new application  will be similar to the 2001 application, so feel free to take a look at that to help think about your project ideas for the next round.