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San Francisco to accept nearly $8 million federal BTOP grant to expand digital inclusion
Summary
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee voted to forward an ordinance accepting a $7.93 million Department of Commerce BTOP grant to fund sustainable broadband adoption, add temporary grant-funded staff and finance community-based training and digital media programs.
San Francisco’s Budget & Finance Subcommittee advanced an ordinance authorizing the Department of Technology to accept $7,931,632 from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program and to add temporary grant-funded positions to the city payroll.
Chair Carmen Chu and staff said the award will fund a sustainable broadband adoption program intended to expand home adoption and community training. Department of Technology representatives said the grant will be administered largely through contracts with nonprofit organizations and that the city will add two administrative positions…
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