For communities with Gigabit connectivity, like Google Fiber, the question has become how to get the most out of a high-speed Internet connection. And through a program run by Mozilla, 10 more solutions will receive about $165,400 to try to do so.
A second round of community projects got funding from the Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund, an initiative supported by National Science Foundation to help motivate communities to use Gigabit technology to better serve education.
The first round of projects were funded this spring and similarly, each of the projects in the second round will receive between $5,000 and $30,000 from the $300,000 fund.
“The Gigabit Fund is transforming how communities learn and the accessibility of learning methods by piloting next generation innovation as ‘living labs’ in classrooms, cultural institutions and other informal educational environments, putting technology in the service of education,” Gigabit Fund KC’s Kari Keefe said in a release.
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The summer pilot program began July 23 and runs for 12 weeks into October. Four projects are from Kansas City while six hail from Chattanooga. Learn more about the summer pilot projects on the Fund’s website.
Kansas City grantees
- PlanIT Impact KC | PlanIT Impact LLC: A visually-rich application that leverages Kansas City’s open GIS data to influence early building design for architecture students.
- TechHawks | Fitnet: Top-rated fitness app delivers real-time monitoring and robust metrics to curb obesity and shape how families manage and understand wellness.
- Students Reduce Patient Readmissions with the Gig | Northland CAPS: High school students work with business partners to develop a suite of communications, monitoring and treatment tools for clinicians and high-risk patients to reduce the frequency of re-admissions.
- Minecraft+Oculus Rift for Community Development | Kansas City Public Library: Virtual reality tech gives kids a voice and a way to design their ideal neighborhood in two of Kansas City’s urban areas, creating a gamed-up way to build community in this fully immersive educational program from KC’s Public Library
Follow along with the summer pilot program project’s progress on the Mozilla Gigabit Fund blog.
Read more about the Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund’s first round of grants: “Mozilla awards grants to projects that harness Gigabit power for education.”
