2025 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND PROJECTS
Cambodian American Community Council of Washington $33,500.00
Provide Khmer/Cambodian community internet-accessible tablets to low-income individuals and those with limited English skills; conduct workshops for adults and seniors; and provide one-on-one technical support during workshops and through outreach avenues.
Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle $44,800.00
Provide the Eritrean community, primarily low-income and limited English speakers, with digital literacy skills for older adults, coding for youth, a computer lab, and digital navigator services.
Ethiopian Community in Seattle $44,900.00
Provide Ethiopian community seniors with fixed broadband internet service, digital literacy training, commercial website subscriptions for small business owners, and digital navigator services.
Kandelia $45,000.00
Provides caregivers of newly arrived refugee and immigrant students digital literacy classes and small group and one-on-one instruction.
Lao Community Service Center $45,000.00
Provide Lao refugees and immigrants, including seniors, low-income individuals, and recent immigrants, with digital literacy workshops, one-on-one or small group support, just-in-time assistance for immediate tech needs, and device support and training on laptops, smartphones, and hotspots.
Marvin Thomas Memorial Fund $33,200.00
Provide low-income youth of Color educational platforms and collaborative tools, internet access, hotspots, and computers.
Multimedia Resources and Training Institute $45,000.00
Provide low-income BIPOC residents, individuals with disabilities, and seniors with assistance in finding and applying for affordable connectivity, obtaining low-cost or free computing devices, and connecting to digital skills training and technical support.
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging $45,000.00
Provides older adults from immigrant backgrounds who speak limited English with digital literacy classes and one-on-one assistance.
Refugee Women's Alliance $45,000.00
Provides an afterschool and summer Youth STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) program to immigrant and refugee youth with digital literacy training and navigation.
The Friendship Circle of Washington $28,600
Provide teen and young adults with disabilities with group and one-on-one digital navigation training.
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. $45,000.00
Provide staff who are Deafblind with computer and technology skills training, access to community resources, and one-on-one training.
Corporate Partner Projects
Kin On Health Care Center $30,000 funded by Comcast
Provide low-income Chinese-speaking seniors with one-on-one tutoring, small group tech classes, and a device and hotspot loan program.
Seattle Jobs Initiative $30,000 funded by Comcast
Provides un/underemployed, predominantly immigrants/refugees and justice impacted, with training and devices; open lab time; and remote tutoring for one-on-one support.
Rainier Avenue Business Coalition $25,000 funded by Verizon
Provide support to the Southeast Seattle small business community through one-to-one engagement with business owners to help them improve their business’s digital profile.
Applications were reviewed by 22 community volunteers from the Community Technology Advisory Board (CTAB), Washington State Library, Seattle Pacific University, and community-based organizations.