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Commission approves $320,000 in GTOPS Core grants to eight local organizations
Summary
The Austin Technology Commission approved eight GTOPS Core awards totaling $320,000 (eight awards of $40,000 each) to organizations proposing device distribution, digital navigators and workforce pathways; staff will publish a memo and announce awardees publicly after PIO review.
Dan, a city staffer who led the GTOPS process, told the commission the GTOPS Core cycle closed with final scores and that the commission is recommending eight organizations for $40,000 each, for a total of $320,000.
"It is a $40,000 award this year, increased from a cap or cap of 35,000 from last year," Dan said, describing the program as the largest digital-inclusion grant pathway his division manages. He said the nine-to-eight-award decision depended on applicant requests and that program goals include device…
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