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Funding Amount

$3.6 million

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

COVID-19 Relief Fund

Status: Completed (2020-2021)

Geographic Scope: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina

Focus Areas:

  • Technology access for remote learning

  • Home internet connectivity for students

  • Critical needs support during pandemic

    • What They Funded:

  • Mobile hotspots for students without home internet

  • Internet service for students lacking adequate home connectivity

  • Technology gaps for students engaging in remote learning

    • Impact Summary:

  • Total Raised: $3.6 million

  • Hotspots Deployed: 12,000+ to students since August 2020

  • Initial Phase: $1 million raised to purchase 6,000 mobile hotspots (March 2020)

  • Second Phase: $3.2 million raised to cover internet service costs for 16,000 households (2020-21 school year)

  • Community Support: 2,000+ individuals, community organizations, businesses, and public entities contributed

    • Background:

  • Launched March 2020 in response to school closures and remote learning transition

  • Addressed estimated 16,000 households with CMS students lacking adequate home connectivity at start of 2020-21 school year

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    educationk-12-schoolstechnologyhardship

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