Partners and Collaborators

US Ignite with financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #CNS – 2044448) and Schmidt Futures created Project OVERCOME to understand better the strengths and weaknesses of novel broadband solutions available to communities wanting to expand Internet access to underserved and unserved populations.

Learn more about US Ignite here.

Schmidt Futures, is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt, provided the original $300K grant for the project through US Ignite.

Learn more about Schmidt Futures here.

CTNY is a member of the Community Technology Collective (CTC), an emergent network of organizations dedicated to digital justice, community technology, and digital stewardship.

Learn more about CTNY here.

Mission:ignite is a Buffalo-based no-profit association whose main focus is on refurbishing technology and providing STEM training to the Buffalo community and surrounding areas. 

Learn more about mission:ignite.

 John R. Oishei Foundation is probably the most comprehensive private foundation in Western New York—focusing on a broad range of interrelated issues, and offering philanthropic support that goes far beyond funding. 

Learn more about J.R. Oishei here.

Integrated Systems is an established NYS-based provider of Information technology services to the government and industry business sector since 1983. Their goal is to supply you with technology that meets and exceeds your expectations – served with speed, efficiency and expertise. 

Learn more about Integrated Systems here.

Kaleida Health provided us space and power in the Buffalo General Medical Center to deploy our front-end and back-end network infrastructure.

Learn more about Kaleida Health here.

Crown Castle provided a 1 Gbps circuit to connect our infrastructure to the internet.

Learn more about Crown Castle here.