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Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Technology Program is now open to support Basin communities to create publicly accessible tech-enabled spaces where residents can access technology and enhance their digital literacy.
Program Grants will assist eligible organizations with:
- acquiring new technology and digital equipment that provide barrier-free opportunities for residents to use them;
- completing site improvements to support the integration of new technology and the creation of free, accessible, tech-enabled spaces; and
- developing and delivering programming to support residents to use the technology and enhance their digital literacy.
Funding Information
- This intake has two funding streams dependent on the amount requested. There is a continuous intake for Projects requesting $ 25,000 or less and a two-stage application process for Projects requesting more than $ 25,000.
Eligible Projects
Eligible project types include:
- Technology and digital equipment;
- New program expenses;
- Infrastructure improvement costs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include registered non-profits, local governments, and First Nations in the Columbia Basin Trust region who operate publicly accessible, barrier-free community spaces.
- These spaces should be free and accessible to residents of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and experiences.
- These may be libraries, community centers or halls, or long-standing, multi-service organizations.
Deadlines
- Projects requesting $ 25,000 or less: December 15, 2021
- Projects requesting more than $ 25,000: October 15, 2021
For more information, visit https://ourtrust.org/grants-and-programs-directory/community-technology-program/