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Students Get Improved Broadband Access from New Business Oregon Grants
Today Business Oregon announced the second piece of new funding to help broadband access in the face of the pandemic, grants to address internet access for K-12 distance learning. The Oregon Legislature and Governor Kate Brown allocated $1,610,000 from the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund to Business Oregon for school districts.
“Learning will look different as we fight the spread of COVID-19,” said Business Oregon Director Chris Cummings. “Whether there is access to buildings or not, students throughout Oregon will certainly need access to online resources and to engage with their teachers and classmates.”
Grants will fund 26 projects that provide improved internet access for K-12 distance learning in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Awardees include school districts and education service districts.
The following entities are receiving grant offers:
| Organization |
Project Name |
Grant Offered |
| Baker School District |
Distance Learning WiFi Hot Spots for All Families |
$10,000 |
| Banks School District |
Banks School District Emergency Response Capacity Project |
$29,996 |
| Canby School District |
Mobile Cellular Hotspot |
$8,982 |
| Cascade School District |
Cascade Broadband |
$48,000 |
| Central Linn School District |
Spot Connectivity in Rural Linn County |
$8,665 |
| Corvallis School District |
Student Connectivity: Mobile Hotspots |
$20,000 |
| Dallas School District |
Emergency Needs Connectivity Response |
$120,843 |
| David Douglas School District |
Digital Equitable Access |
$32,000 |
| Eagle Point School |
Internet Hotspots |
$33,528 |
| Forest Grove School District |
Wireless Hotspots |
$40,000 |
| Harrisburg School District |
Verizon Mobile WiFi |
$21,360 |
| Hood River County School District |
Hood River County School District Internet Access for Distance Learning |
$70,900 |
| Jefferson County School District |
Addressing Access to address the Equity Gap for Rural and Low Income Students |
$64,061 |
| Lebanon Community School District |
Teacher/Student Internet Connectivity for Distance Learning |
$68,728 |
| McMinnville School District |
Distance Learning Access |
$36,593 |
| Morrow County School District |
Internet for Students Project |
$119,958 |
| Multnomah Education Service District |
East County Equitable Broadband Access |
$306,000 |
| NW Regional ESD |
NWRESD Rural Broadband |
$122,375 |
| North Lake School District |
North Lake School District Connectivity Expansion Project |
$12,896 |
| North Marion School District |
Remote Internet Access and Hot Spots for Distance Education |
$55,622 |
| Philomath School District |
WiFi Network for Equity and Distance Learning |
$39,804 |
| Redmond School District |
Distance Learning Student Connectivity |
$84,656 |
| Reedsport School District |
Wi-Fi Hot Spots on Buses |
$27,300 |
| South Lane School District |
South Lane Rural Hotspots |
$66,700 |
| Umatilla School District |
Online Learning for Umatilla Students |
$120,879 |
| Vernonia School District |
Student Wireless Access Project |
$30,000 |
Funding will be contingent upon successful contract negotiation between Business Oregon and funding recipients. All projects must be completed and grant funds must be expended by December 30, 2020. Unexpended funds will be returned to the U.S. Treasury in accordance with the CARES Act of 2020.
Media Contact: Nathan Buehler, 503-689-3559.
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