Bennett College receives $700,000 Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program grant to expand remote learning
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Posted By: S. Moore on March 08, 2023 Bennett College has been awarded a Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program grant through the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA). The grant, totaling $699,950, will expand instruction and remote learning opportunities to the neighboring community in Greensboro’s census tract 112, improve Wi-Fi capabilities for Bennett College students, and will allow the College to create the Entrepreneurship, Coding, and Artificial Intelligence for Members of the Community Program (E Camp) to offer on-campus and remote hybrid certificate programs to train local community members and students in the areas of entrepreneurship, coding and artificial intelligence. According to Dr. Mondrail Myrick, Bennett College Director of Information Technology and Principal Investigator of the CMC grant, “This project will improve campus-community relations, increase the college’s capacity to deliver quality instruction and provide additional accelerated programs to increase entrepreneurial pathways for students and the community.” The anticipated launch of the E Camp is Fall 2023. Bennett College, one of two all-women HBCUs, ranked as the 12th-largest college in the Triad with 207 students as of December. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the NTIA houses the BroadbandUSA program, which supports efforts to expand broadband connectivity and digital inclusion, helping to promote innovation and economic growth. The Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC) is a $268 million grant program to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) purchase broadband internet access service, eligible equipment and hire and train information technology personnel. NTIA is currently reviewing more than 170 applications and announcing awards on a rolling basis. According to its website, the NTIA has awarded 30 CMC grants totaling more than $82 million so far. In North Carolina, three other HBCUs received CMC funding: North Carolina Central University received $3 million; Elizabeth City State University received $2.13 million and Saint Augustine’s University received $1.94 million. Greensboro's digital gap will also be aided by another Triad HBCU, North Carolina A&T State University. For more information about the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot grant, visit the BroadbandUSA website. SOURCE Bennet College Newsletter If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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