The George Washington University

NEW JERSEY

ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey

390 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07104

Project Director: William Colon, 973 484-7554, [e-mail]
Project Partners: Trenton Public Schools, Jersey City Public Schools, FOCUS (Hispanic Center for Community Development, Inc.) Camden County, and Rutgers University.
New Centers: 5
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $825,000 (Year One: $275,000)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $370,342 (Year One: $99,000)

ASPIRA, Inc. will establish 5 new centers to serve economically and educationally disadvantaged school-age children and adults – and will later seek funding for building an additional 7 centers. The project proposes serving more than 2000 adults and children. It is proposed that, in addition to other activities, ten courses will be conducted at each center, including: Introduction to Computers for Beginners and Intermediate and Advanced Computer training. Adults who complete a G.E.D. will be referred to various organizations that provide vocational training. All centers will have links to the Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network so that customers can search job listings.
NEW MEXICO

University of New Mexico Health Sciences

915 Camino de Salud NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5041

(Albuquerque Enterprise Community)
Project Directors: Judith Liddell [phone], [e-mail]; Melody Smith [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: Parents Reaching Out, Center for Development and Disability, and the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System.
Expanded Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $329,070 (Year 1 = 150,643)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $209,582 (Year 1 = $64,561)

The NO Walls (NOW) community technology center will increase the capacity of persons with disabilities, their families, service providers, teachers, and advocates in using computer technology. The center will offer services and supports to persons with disabilities and their families to facilitate the building of inclusive communities that encourage full participation across barriers and enhance the accessibility and delivery of information about disabilities. In addition to training persons with or at risk for having a disability, their families, service provider, caregivers, teachers and advocates on how to access information using computer technology, NO Walls will also educate the general population in the Albuquerque metropolitan area on how to access information about disabilities using computer technology.
NEW YORK

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

1368 Fulton Street

Brooklyn, New York 11216

Project Director: Jose Audel, 718 636-6930
Project Partners: Bell Atlantic, Bankers Trust, IBJ Whitehall Bank, Community Board No. 8 Brooklyn,

Curtis and Associates, Inc., and others.

Expanded Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $900,000 (Year 1 = $300,000)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,638,169 (Year 1 = $477,334)

The Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, founded in 1967 by Senator Robert Kennedy, will significantly expand the services of its newly created Restoration Information and Technology Education (RITE) center. The RITE center offers a variety of computer training programs and job placement services, serving at-risk populations and former welfare recipients.

National Puerto Rican Forum

31 East 32^nd Street, 4^th Floor

New York, New York 10016-5536

(Bronx Empowerment Zone)
Project Director: Kofi A. Boateng, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: High School of World Culture.
New Centers: 3
The National Puerto Rican Forum (NPRF) will establish 2 community technology centers and a school based satellite during the first year of its grant award. In the second and third years, NPRF will replicate the program in Chicago, Illinois. NPRF will develop technology programs that build upon its current training offerings including: computer classes, adult basic education, GED, and employment and training courses.

Research Foundation of SUNY

211 UB Commons

520 Lee Entrance

Amherst, NY 14228-2567

(Buffalo Enterprise Community)

Project Director: Dr. Sherryl D. Weems, 716-849-6737
Project Partners: MLKing Urban Life Center, Buffalo Urban League, Buffalo One-Stop Access Center and Bethel Head Start.
Expanded Centers: 2
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $894,791 (Year 1 = $299,092)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $1,114,493 (Year 1 = $287,205)

The TECHnology WORKS Resource Center Program will expand technology access to computer-based programs in Area 2 on the East Side of Buffalo's inner city. The University of Buffalo's Educational Opportunity Center will serve as the hub to satellite sites that will offer educational and technology-based literacy programs, workforce development, adult education, and intergenerational workshops for middle school students using distance learning and computer-related technology.

CWI

37 Everts Avenue

P.O. Box 303

Glens Falls, New York 12801
Project Director: Joe Poliquin, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: J. W Murray Center, Queensbury Union Free School District, and Cortland City School District.
New Centers: 5
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $683,842 (Year 1 = $297,696)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $483,816 (Year 1 = $149,162)

Centers will provide user-friendly access and informational technology to residents in Glen Falls and Courtland counties, particularly to those with disabilities or who are disadvantaged. A project objective is for these individuals to function more independently and provide them with the technological know-how to accomplish long term goals and obtain gainful employment. Some of the services planned include academic enrichment activities using multimedia and the Internet, basic computing, IT career development, and small business and electronic commerce start-up activities.