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City staff recommend 12 organizations for GTOPS 2025 grants; commission to form sub‑quorum for contract review
Summary
City staff described the Granford Technology Opportunities Program (GTOPS) 2025 selection process, recommended awards for 12 organizations and said contract negotiations will begin, with a sub‑quorum of commissioners to review recommendations because the full commission lacked quorum to vote.
City staff reviewed the 2025 Granford Technology Opportunities Program (GTOPS) application and review process and presented a recommended list of organizations for awards to the Technology Commission on April 30.
Dan (last name not recorded) and Jesse Rodriguez, program manager for the Community Technology Division, summarized the GTOPS objective: provide grassroots funding to small organizations working on digital inclusion through device access, skills training and internet usage programs. This year the program received 34 letters of interest and about 24–25 full applications; six external reviewers completed scoring and recommended 12 applicants advance to award recommendations.
Staff said applications were…
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