| Organization |
Amount
Requested |
Grant
Awarded |
Project
Summary |
Adult Learning Center
Milwaukee
|
$17,370 |
$9,265 |
Provide Internet access and training for low
income individuals at a computer lab. |
Atwood Community Center
Madison
|
$45,510 |
$32,835 |
Provide Internet access, technical support and training
to low-income individuals with special needs related to age,
disabilities or English-speaking needs at existing computer
labs. |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee
|
$49,962 |
$39,000 |
Upgrade network equipment (switches and routers) to improve
Internet access for computer labs users at the various Centers. |
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Brookfield
|
$2,350 |
$2,350 |
Provide in-home assistance to low-income, disabled individuals
requiring assistance installing using specialized telecommunications
equipment. |
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Brookfield
|
$7,783 |
$5,033 |
Develop and provide an assistive technology rental program
for telecommunications-related equipment for individuals with
disabilities to test equipment or to use on a short-term basis. |
Community Action Coalition for South Central
Wisconsin Inc.
Madison
|
$38,000 |
$27,517 |
Provide low-income families in Dane, Jefferson and Waukesha
Counties with budget counseling and funding to obtain phone
service by entering a payment agreement on defaulted phone
bills or to assist in payment of phone bills. |
Community Advocates Inc
Milwaukee
|
$70,500 |
$47,000 |
Provide outreach and advocacy and funding to enable low-income
households to obtain phone service with deferred payment agreements
on defaulted phone bills. |
Cornucopia Inc
Madison
|
$3,500 |
$2,100 |
Provide access and develop skills in electronic communication
for members of a mental health and arts activities center. |
CSD of Wisconsin
Madison
|
$49,560 |
$40,000 |
Provide 300 videophones to deaf/hard of hearing individuals
to access VRS with high speed Internet and provide demonstrations
and outreach for this technology. |
Esperanza Unida Inc
Milwaukee
|
$14,835 |
$13,334 |
Develop and operate an Internet Job Search Computer Lab
and offer Internet access in classrooms at its new training
facility. |
Fondy Food Center
Milwaukee
|
$20,000 |
$15,000 |
Expand use of EBT food stamp electronic technology to additional
farmers and markets in southeast Wisconsin with focus on immigrant
farmers from Southeast Asia. |
Hess Memorial Hospital
Mauston
|
$26,453 |
$13,000 |
Provide outreach and education to hard of hearing
and deaf local populations regarding telecommunications-related
assistive devices and purchase equipment for hospital/clinic
client use. |
Independent Living Inc Madison
|
$7,342 |
$5,000 |
Develop and operate a computer lab at the Mckee
Park development to serve elderly low-income residents enabling
them to have Internet training and access. |
Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin
Menomonie
|
$20,000 |
$12,953 |
Provide outreach to individuals in west central Wis. who
are disabled by promoting the TEPP, increasing consumer knowledge
of equipment and increasing consumer acquisition of telecommunications
equipment. |
Independent Living Resources Inc
La Crosse
|
$13,350 |
$13,350 |
Provide outreach on availability and assistance and access
to specialized telecommunications equipment to disabled individuals,
service providers and the general public. |
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee
Milwaukee
|
$29,400 |
$15,000 |
Provide training and technical support for Internet/computer
training to low-income youth and families at a computer lab. |
Midstate Independent Living Consultants Inc
Stevens Point
|
$17,000 |
$17,000 |
Provide outreach and access to specialized telecommunications
equipment to disabled individuals and provide co-payment for
low-income qualified TEPP recipients. |
New Concept Self Development
Milwaukee
|
$25,000 |
$17,900 |
Expand access to the cyber adult education lab for low income
adults for using the Internet for GED and HSED completion
and for employment and housing searches. |
North Country Independent Living
Superior
|
$33,600 |
$23,175 |
Provide outreach and access to specialized telecommunications
equipment to disabled individuals including purchasing equipment
to update the loan equipment available. |
Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
Milwaukee
|
$15,000 |
$0 |
Provide technical support staff for the ReNEW Milwaukee
Program that provides technological assessments and upgrades,
training and support to small, disadvantaged businesses. |
St Catherine Residence
Milwaukee
|
$8,500 |
$1,560 |
Expand a computer resource room to enable low-income, disabled
women to have access to computers and the Internet and to
upgrade their computer skills. |
St Mark A.M.E. Church/Quality of Life Center
Milwaukee
|
$40,000 |
$20,000 |
Develop and operate a cyber café to provide Internet
access to low-income residents and provide Internet service
to 25 families with children. |
Social Development Foundation
Milwaukee
|
$55,000 |
$30,000 |
Provide computer training, technical support, installation
and service to low-income residents that qualify for a rebuilt
computer. |
Society's Assets Inc
Racine
|
$49,000 |
$20,000 |
Provide outreach and access to specialized telecommunications
equipment to disabled individuals and provide co-payment for
low-income qualified TEPP recipients. |
Statewide Literacy Council
Beloit
|
$2,628 |
$2,628 |
Provide Internet access at the computer lab for Internet
instruction to assist in helping English and non-English speaking
students learn basic writing, reading and English speaking
skills. |
United Community Center
Milwaukee
|
$48,575 |
$40,000 |
Upgrade the wiring, cabling and Internet connections at
the Guadalupe Elementary School Computer lab so that it will
also enable public access. Also provide program development
and instruction. |
United Way 211
Madison
|
$321,279 |
$0 |
Purchase an advanced integrated data delivery network to
ensure deployment of the 2-1-1 dialing code for providing
health and human services information to Wisconsin residents. |
YWCA of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee
|
$86,685 |
$20,000 |
Upgrade the Community Technology Center to provide computer
training courses and skills development to low-income individuals. |
| TOTAL |
$1,133,182 |
$500,000 |
|
