Grant for Technology Opportunities Program (GTOPs)

City of Austin, Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs
PO Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767
(512) 974-2999

 

Does your organization do anything like this?

• Teach kids to make music, video or web pages?
• Educate the elderly on how to use computers?
• Refurbish/distribute computers to people in need?
• Improve technology to make it more accessible to all?
• Give young people opportunities to learn about math, science, engineering or technology?
• Guide those wanting a new career in a technology related field?
  
  ... if so, GTOPs could be for you!
  
  
  Some of the things GTOPs has enabled organizations to accomplish:
  
  
• build a computer lab for at-risk youth
• hire instructors to teach the elderly to use computers to communicate with their families
• develop camps for 5th-8th grade girls that teach them how to make music videos, build robots, use forensic science to solve mysteries, and build web pages
• bring computers and internet connectivity, training and support into the homes of working poor families
• provide advanced technical training and job placement to low-income Austin residents
• promote intergenerational communication, cross-cultural understanding, 'stop the violence' themes, and community building through digital media arts
• publish student artwork, original fiction, photography, animation and music on-line
• place free computer/Internet workstations in low-income neighborhoods and housing projects
• train technical professionals on building websites accessible to the disabled
• offer computer literacy education to non-native English speakers 

GTOPs

Vision: A community where all citizens have access to the facilities and the necessary skills to participate in an emerging digital society.

Mission: To provide matching grant funds to Austin organizations for projects that create digital opportunities and foster digital inclusion.

Goals:

• Support programs that provide public access to computers and information technology, especially among underserved segments of our community.
• Support programs that provide information technology literacy, education, and training.
• Support programs that use information and communication technologies in innovative ways that serve the community.
• Provide seed funding for Austin community and non-profit organizations for their technological outreach efforts.

Join the GTOPs e-newsletter now for news, deadline reminders and other GTOPs related information by sending an email to: gtops-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

For more information contact Program Coordinator Sheena Harden at (512) 974.3510 sheena.harden@ci.austin.tx.us