Presentation from the 2014 City of Seattle Technology Matching Fund Workshop. Information on application guidelines, eligibility requirements and other grant information.

1. Information Session 2014
• Basics
• Program goals
• Writing
• Timeline
• Match
• Review criteria
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Funded with cable franchise fees
$320,000
Grants up to $20,000
Approx. 22-25 grants
To Seattle groups
Range of info tech ok
Reimbursements
Applications reviewed
by community advisors
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3. Access
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Education & income show greatest differences
Age & ethnicity too
More own laptops (72%) than desktop
computers (55%)
85% have Internet, whites are most likely
Lower income residents have lower-speed
broadband service.
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4. Adoption
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Education & income show greatest differences
Age & ethnicity too
Skills & uses show more gaps than access
Nearly 77% use email on a regular basis, about
¼ aren’t comfortable using attachments.
From focus groups, trust, privacy and safety
are large concerns
Focus groups: less likely to buy online, look
for health info, or get computer answers.
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5. Engagement
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53% participate in community group
¾ want to share opinion electronically
Email is preferred
Facebook mentioned more by least educated
in phone survey
How many want to give opinion via Facebook
From focus groups . Note that Chinese community uses QQ, a similar site in Chinese
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Empower tech underserved communities so all have tech skills
necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong
learning and access to essential services
Increase access to computers, the Internet and other information
technology
Increase the creation of relevant online content
Increase technology literacy
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Increase residents’ use of information technology for civic
engagement and community building;
Build awareness of Seattle government resources and increase
electronic interaction with government via the Internet, social media
and/or mobile devices;
Engage diverse communities and individuals not usually involved in
the civic process; and
Build the capacity of neighborhood and community organizations to
engage residents using information and communications
technology.
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8. Steps
Register at
Webgrants.seattle.gov
Click to Register
Draft your application (on word or on Webgrants)
Complete filling out your application on Webgrants
and adding attachments
Submit your application by March 12th
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10. Step
Date
Draft Application
Review
Feb 24th – 28th
Application Deadline
March 12th
Award Notification
Mid May
City Council Approval
July
Contracting
August – Sept
Project Implementation
Sept, 2014 – Aug, 2015
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1 to 1 match requirement
In-kind match
Cash match
Volunteer time $20/hr or professional rate
Support goals of the project
Cannot all come from an institution - 25%
from the community
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CTTAB – Citizens’ Telecommunications and
Technology Advisory Board
Rating based on set criteria
Recommend funding awards to City Council
and the Mayor
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Meets Program Goals (0 - 20 points)
Budget (0 - 20 Points)
Project Clarity (0 - 20 Points)
Community Participation (0 - 15 Points)
Community Benefit (0 - 15 Points)
Evaluation (0 – 10 Points)
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Get Started Early
Review the Guidelines
Other Resources
Questions? Contact us:
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Delia Burke, Tech Literacy delia.burke@seattle.gov, 233-2751
Vicky Yuki, Civic Engagement vicky.yuki@seattle.gov, 233-7877
David Keyes, Manager Community Tech david.keyes@seattle.gov
Derrick Hall, Technical Support, derrick.hall@seattle.gov
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