Distance learning grant

The Upper Lake Unified School District was awarded a $718,109 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service. The purpose of this 2-year Project Grant is to improve access to educational and healthcare services in the rural Upper Lake, California area through advanced telecommunications technologies.

The grant funds will enable the school district to acquire and deploy equipment, computer networks, and related infrastructure to support distance learning and telemedicine initiatives. This will expand remote access to instructional resources and medical care for the local community. As a sub-awardee, the school district has also received additional federal pass-through funding from the California Department of Education to support pandemic response, nutrition programs, teacher training, and academic achievement in high-poverty schools.