When covid-19 closed library doors, many services successfully pivoted to meet customers' needs remotely
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- CAGML248107OMLS20
- Recipient
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Public Library Of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County UEI JH8RYCSD8JG6
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $526,655
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.312 National Leadership Grants
- Completion date
- Originally
- Funding
-
- $445,554.22 Federal
- $81,100.28 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Charlotte, NC 28202, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
However, no tangible solution existed for providing customers with critical internet access for telehealth, online schooling, job searching and more. In partnership with the charlotte digital inclusion alliance and inspired by the bkylnconnect playbook, charlotte mecklenburg library will pilot its neighborhood W.I.S.P. (wireless internet service provider) network to increase internet access in the county's west boulevard corridor. Nearly 41 percent of households in this area lack internet access and 35 percent live in poverty. In addition to receiving free intnet with their library card, individuals will receive digital literacy training, and some may train as support technicians. The library will test and develop there network in 350 households to demonstrate scalability for future expansion.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | -$46,446 | -$29,480 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $53,880 | |
| Original award | $492,000 | $56,700 |
Quick answers
Who received award CAGML248107OMLS20?
CAGML248107OMLS20 was awarded to Public Library Of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on October 1, 2020.
How much is award CAGML248107OMLS20 worth?
$526,655 has been obligated on CAGML248107OMLS20: $445,554 in federal funding and $81,100 in non-federal funding.
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