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Mixed Funding News for Community Technology 01/07/2002
Recently-passed FY '02 appropriations present a mixed picture for federal community technology funding. Read More

Federal Funding for Community Technology in Jeopardy 11/19/2001
The major Federal grant program for community technology centers may, within the next several working days, be deleted from the FY 2002 budget. That, combined with the threated reduction in the Commerce Department's TOP program, would signal a dramatic decline in government support for innovative uses of technology to connect communities and opportunities for residents of low-income communities to learn and utilize computer-related skills.
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Bush FY 02 Budget and Community Technology Centers 04/10/2001
The FY 02 budget proposes to shift the federal Community Technology Centers (CTC) program, housed under the US Department of Education's Office of Adult and Vocational Education, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant program. Read More

8/17/00 Letter to the Editor, Wall Street Journal 08/16/2000
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CTCs Pick Up Steam on the Hill 04/06/2000
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), and Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) were the first House members to explicitly put in a request for the $100 million for CTCs in their appropriations "wish lists," in support of the Clinton Administration's request. Read More

President Clinton Proposes Seven-Item Digital Divide Initiative 02/02/2000
President Clinton has proposed a seven part initiative to move "from digital divide to digital opportunity." The objective is to not only accelerate access to computer technology, but also to "promote content and applications of technology that will help empower underserved communities." Read More

Community Technology Centers: Closing the Digital Divide 09/29/1999
OMB Watch, a nonprofit research and advocacy group, announces its
support for President Clinton and Vice President Gore in their efforts
to secure $65 million in support of Community Technology Centers (CTCs) to help close the digital divide. Read More