Project purpose: the bennett college "e camp" (entrepreneurship, coding, and artificial intelligence for members of the community program) project is designed to expand broadband access and learning…

The Bennett College "E Camp" (Entrepreneurship, Coding, and Artificial Intelligence for Members of the Community Program) Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program will provide $1.4 million to design and deliver entrepreneurship, coding, and artificial intelligence training programs for Bennett College students and women and girls of color in the Greensboro, NC community from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025. As part of this Project Grant, Bennett College will create new hybrid entrepreneurship and coding/artificial intelligence programs for students and community members, providing computers and broadband access for participants. The programs aim to increase entrepreneurship training, prepare students for careers in coding and AI fields, and improve campus and community access to these economic opportunities. No subawards are planned under this Project Grant award.

Project purpose: the bennett college "e camp" (entrepreneurship, coding, and artificial intelligence for members of the community program) project is designed to expand broadband access and learning opportunities in entrepreneurship, coding and artificial intelligence for bennett students and women and girls of color in the community. The project will also ensure bennett college has adequate broadband and WI-FI capabilities on its campus. Activities:two new programs will be created as part of this project. First, a new hybrid entrepreneurship program will be designed, implemented, and executed for students at bennett college and women of color in the community. Second, a coding and artificial intelligence program will be designed, implemented, and executed for students at bennett college and girls of color in the community. Students will be provided a computer and access to broadband, as needed, to access the course. After the first pilot, an evaluation will be conducted and after making appropriate changes, the program will be available for the next cohort at bennett college. Outcomes:the project intends to increase the number of entrepreneurship- trained individuals in the neighboring community and on campus at bennett, to prepare students for careers in coding and artificial intelligence, to improve WI-FI access on campus, and to improve access to programs to neighboring community members. Beneficiaries:this project will be beneficial to the college, its students, and the surrounding anchor community of greensboro, north carolina by improving the campus-community relationship, increasing the college's capacity to deliver quality instruction, providing additional accelerated programs for students and community members to learn, and increasing entrepreneurial pathways in the community. Subrecipient activities: the recipient does not intend to subaward funds.