The George Washington University

Genesee Community College

One College Road

Batavia, New York

Project Director: Dr. Peggy Curry, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: Orleans Community Action Committee, New York Department of Labor Community Service Center, Livingston County Employment and Training Department, Orleans County Job Development Agency, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, and YMCA of Genesee County.
New Centers: 5

Expanded Centers: 8 technology access sites

Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $604,898 (Year 1 = $216,051)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $342,595 (Year 1 = $98,007)

The GLOW (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming counties) CTC Network is dedicated to expanding access to technology in low-income communities in rural, western New York. The Center and its partners will provide basic computer training, workforce information and services. Populations to be served include: pre-school children in Head Start, K-12 and postsecondary students, adult job seekers, women in domestic violence shelters, and senior citizens. Native American children and adults who are part of the Tonawanda Band of the Seneca Nation will also be served.

Rochester Museum & Science Center

657 East Avenue

Rochester, New York 14607

(Rochester, New York Enterprise Community)

Project Director: Elizabeth Brauer, [phone], [e-mail]

Project Partners: City of Rochester, Academy for Career Development, Inc., Rochester Family Mission, Microsoft Corporation, Gifts in Kind, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Expanded Centers: 18
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $597,794 (Year 1 = $172,919)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $369,500 (Year 1 = $131,500)

The Community Computers for Rochester will build on the foundation of an informal network of community-based computer labs already in existence or planned for the city’s most distressed neighborhoods. These centers are loosely organized and in need of substantial development and expansion. The project will provide resources and training in CTC operation and management as well as coordinated technical services for operation.
SOBRO (South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation)

370 East 149th Street

Bronx, New York 20455

(Bronx Empowerment Zone)

Project Director: Joseph Cook, (718) 2922-3113, [e-mail]
Project Partners: A Better Bronx for Youth (a consortium of 30 community organizations), the Bronx Information Network, McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy of the New School for Social Research, New York City Community School District #7, Per Scholas, Tech Trend, and Tenants United for Better Living.
New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $557,583 (Year 1 = $272,157)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $247,386 (Year 1 = $106,269)

SOBRO will create a comprehensive Computer Technology Laboratory, serving disadvantaged residents of the South Bronx. The Center will provide technology-assisted adult education, job training, after school programs, computer training, and small business assistance. Partner, McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning, will provide “Teach Yourself Microsoft Office,” a self-paced learning program designed for network delivery.
Audubon Partnership for Economic Development (APED)

5000 Broadway Suite A

New York, New York 10034-1620

(Harlem Empowerment Zone)

Project Director: Walther G. Delgado, [phone], [e-mail]
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $277,100 (Year 1 = $139,300)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $168,700 (Year 1 = $58,300)

APED, a New York Local Development Corporation, will launch CREATE (Community Resource for Enterprise Assistance, Technology, and Employment). CREATE will be a family-friendly and accessible storefront technology resource center serving disadvantaged Latinos. 41 percent of the target population receive some form of income support. Program priorities will include helping local businesses and individuals to use technology to achieve their goals.

Research Foundation\CUNY for Lehman College

250 Bedford Park Blvd. W.

Bronx, New York 10468

(Bronx Empowerment Zone)
Project Director: David Fletcher, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: ASPIRA, PIUS XII, PHIPPS, Pathways for Youth, Bronx Educational alliance, Bronx Information Network, NetTech, National Urban Technology Center, and the Bronx Superintendents' Forum.
New Centers: 11

Expanded Centers: 1

Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $905,818 (Year 1 = $294,697)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,025,00 (Year 1 = $182,000)

Lehman College, a charter member of the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS), and member partners will create the Bronx Community Technology Community Network (B-CTCN). B-CTCN will create a new systemic change model for the delivery of training and educational services using technology. Eleven internet and distance education interconnected technology centers will serve some of the most disadvantaged residents of the Bronx. Student educational programming will track the curriculum of the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) model.
Project Reach Youth, Inc.

199 14th Street - 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11215
Project Director: Robert Madison, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: Community School District 15, The Open Book, Family Reception Center, Long Island University, and other local community organizations.
New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $771,674 (Year 1 = $268, 402)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $307,265 (Year 1 = $82,521)

The South Brooklyn CTC will promote educational programming in three program areas: after- school technology programs, adult education, and IT workforce development. Citing Bellcore Lab studies that most people learn technology best from “somebody they know,” the center will recruit college students from Long Island University to serve as tutors, Cyber mentors, and bilingual guides. In the summer, the center will hold Cyber Camps, an intensive computer experience focusing on basic IT skills for community youth. In years 2 and 3, satellite centers will be created at community partner organizations.