[RTC List] Microsoft grants for programs addressing the digital divide

[CrawfordCA at aol.com]

Sure, they probably want a DNA scrape and imbed a tracking microchip in the 
 back of your neck, but HEY, it's free money  ...
 
 
Software and other  Technological Assistance 
Deadline:   Ongoing 
Microsoft Corp is accepting  applications for in-kind support to create 
community-based technology and  learning centers in order to bridge the 
"digital divide" and eliminate  technology illiteracy.  Organizations must have the 
computer hardware  needed to run the awarded Microsoft hardware, and must 
have staff members or  technology-assistance providers capable of installing 
and maintaining the  software.  Guidelines and applications, which will only 
be accepted by  email, are available on the corporation's Web site.  
Nonprofits that  provide services to schools and communities during non-school 
hours or  organizations supported and operated by the government, K-12 schools 
are not  eligible for funding for programs during school hours but may 
qualify for  programs run by a nonprofit or a non-governmental organization 
during non-school  hours. Proposals from eligible organizations should be 
submitted through the  Microsoft subsidiary offices located nearest them.  Each 
subsidiary has its  own criteria for proposal submission.  Check the web site. 
Information:  Microsoft,  Community Affairs, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA  
98052-6399; 206/936-8185  or 
_www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/apply_ 
(http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/apply) 
 
I wish you all a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2010. I should also offer a  
special prize to anyone who can translate the 4th sentence of the grant  
description into English.
 
Chris Crawford
_www.justiceserved.com_ (http://www.justiceserved.com) 
 
 
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