2000 Awards

To support Academy PLUS, a program that builds the employability and economic self-sufficiency of youth by developing their technology and management skills within a nonprofit business enterprise, over two years.

To establish a hub of computing support in an effort to bridge the digital divide for rural communities in Shasta County, over two years.

To support planning for Starting Point, a key program that aims to improve the employability of families that receive public assistance through increased access to technology. The Center was formed by a group of faith-based, civic and other nonprofit age

To create a computer learning center in San Diego that delivers access and training to newly-arrived refugees, immigrants, and low-income families, over two years.

To provide technical assistance to Foundation grantees to strengthen their capacity to increase inclusion of people with disabilities in program outreach, access and service. It will also administer a Foundation-managed technical assistance program to h

To support the Tribal Touring Program of the American Indian Film Festival by bringing the film festival to remote tribal and rural communities and by providing reservation youth with first-hand media production experience, over two years.

To expand an existing program that introduces low-income youth to multimedia arts and basic computer training, over two years.

To provide low-income families in the Mission district of San Francisco with technology exposure, office skills development, case management, and job placement assistance, over two years.

To enhance the economic self-sufficiency and increase the learning opportunities available to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with severe and persistent mental illness through art and technology, over two years.

To support the Building Technologies Center where low-income construction trainees receive training and skills-building in computer-aided design and computer machine operation, over two years.