If an application doesn't have a credible budget, the entire program becomes suspect. The purpose of the Community Technology Centers program is to promote the development of model programs that demonstrate the educational effectiveness of technology in urban and rural areas and economically distressed communities. These Community Technology Centers would provide access to information technology and related learning services to children and adults. Priority is given to applications which demonstrate strong community support through the involvement of several local agencies. Tellabs emphasis is on improving programs and curriculum for the engineering, science, math and communications disciplines.
Proposals are limited to no more than three pages.
There has been some confusion about the upcoming timelines for the Education Technology Grant Program for high schools. The goal of the program has always been to get these computers in the hands of students as soon as possible. If a district's internal deadline for purchase orders has passed, the district should make every effort to see if there is an exemption process to your local district policies. All the money will be out of the State's coffers in the in hands of districts by June 2001. That will give every grant recipient at least two months to get the computers delivered and installed by Fall 2001.