California Broadband Initiative
Governor Jerry BrownChristy Quinlan, Acting Chief Information Officer - State of California
 

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California Projects Awarded

Project Name/Grantee Grant Date Description
StateBroadband Mapping –Cal. PUC $2,300,000 Oct.5, 2009 Statewide broadband mapping grant
Los Angeles Computer Access Network –City of LosAngeles $7,496,157 Jan. 15, 2010 BTOPproject to upgrade computers and broadband access in 188 low income technology centers (35 youth and senior centers ).
Westside Broadband Project for Rural Central California –San Joaquin, Tranquility and West Fresno -Audeamus $2,741,505 grant w/ $2,741,505 loan Jan. 25, 2010 RUS BIP project linking 1,500 households and small businesses and other anchor institutions in an unserved/underserved community in ruralCentral Valley community
Transforming Neighborhood Network Centers -Housing Authority of Cty. of San Bernardino $1,239,980 Feb.18, 2010 BTOP project to expand 5 public computer centers located in public housing developments in San Bernardino County.
BroadbandAwareness and Adoption Project -California Emerging Technology Fund $7,251,295 March 1, 2010 BTOP broadband awareness and digital literacytraining for low income communities in LA, Central Valley, Orange County, San Diego and Inland Empire. Impacts 130,000 persons.
CaliforniaBroadband Access Project -Level 3 EON LLC $3,291,994 March 2, 2010 BIP MiddleMile project in CA to build 11 new Internet access points to serve 240,000 households, 9,900 businesses and 240 community anchor institutions at speeds between 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
AccessAmericaVideo Remote Interpreting –Deaf Action Center of Louisiana $1,380,513 LA, CA, TX, AL   BTOP PCC projectto install81 video conferencing stations at 19 existing stations that serve deaf and hard of hearing persons in Northwest Louisiana, and individual sites in CA, TX and AL. Broadband and videoconference technology will provide on demand, cost effective sign language at anchor institutions like hospitals, courts, public safety shelters, schools and libraries.
Millerton Project -Ponderosa Cablevision $1,926,431 loan and $1,926,431 grant March 4, 2010 The BIP funding will provide Fiber-to-the Premises (FTTP) in a 31-square-mile area adjacent to Ponderosa’s current service territory. Telemedicine and online education applications will now be accessible since the closest medical and school facilities require a 45 minute drive.
Computers for Youth Foundation/LA Unified School District FamilyBroadband Engagement Program –Computers For Youth $7,615,229 grant March 18, 2010 BTOP PCC program: The Computers for Youth Foundationand LA Unified School District will catalyze broadband usage among low income families by providing free refurbished computers, training, low cost broadband and tech support for 49 middle schools in LA with 74% or more of students on free or reduced lunch, impacting 34,913 individuals and 15,870 households. Creating 59 new jobs.
Mission Economic Development Agency $3,724,128 grant March 25, 2010 $3.7 million BTOP public computer center grant with $2.5 million match to create 12 new public computer centers and expand 5 existing ones in Phoenix, Ariz.; Canoga Park, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, Calif.; Del Norte, Colo.; Blackfoot, Idaho; Wheaton, Md.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Kansas City, Mo.; Anthony, NM; Philadelphia, Pa.; and San Antonio and Laredo, Texas.Provide computer training and adult education to a low broadband adoption, high unemployment target population