US Ignite announces grant awards to seven communities for Project OVERCOME, a $2.7 million effort designed to connect the unconnected through novel broadband technology solutions. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) conceived of and is providing $2.25 million in funding for the project, with Schmidt Futures joining as a financial and strategic partner to extend Project OVERCOME’s geographic reach with an additional $450,000.
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the University at Buffalo and Mission Ignite have been awarded $300,000 through “Project OVERCOME,” a contest to find innovative solutions to connect communities to broadband.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The University at Buffalo (UB) and Mission:Ignite have been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to help expand broadband Internet in the Queen City.
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The $300,000 grant will spark a partnership between researchers at UB and Mission: Ignite that aims to bring wireless broadband to the Fruit Belt
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UB and local nonprofit Mission: Ignite have been awarded $300,000 in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood.
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