United Way of Greater Cincinnati is administering a grant program for Hamilton County to enable local governments and community organizations to provide FREE public Wi-Fi in underserved areas of the county.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater Cincinnati
State: Ohio
County: Hamilton County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Broadband infrastructure has been shown to be critical for work, education, health care and civic participation.
Funding Information
- A total of $1,425,000 is available through the county’s American Rescue Plan/State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
- Organizations can apply for funding to install Public Wi-Fi by providing expanded infrastructure to county residents and to expand affordable access to broadband internet. The minimum grant request is $10,000 and the maximum is $200,000. The program will consist of two rounds of funding: 75% or $1,068,750 is anticipated to be awarded in the first round and the remainder (about $356,250) will be awarded in the second round.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility Type 1: Local Government
- Be a local government within Hamilton County, Ohio (township, village or city), AND
- Not use Hamilton County American Rescue Plan funding in place of or instead of local, state, federal or other funds already designated for that purpose or activity.
- Eligibility Type 2: Community Organization
- Be organized as a nonprofit entity under the laws of the State of Ohio and recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service (this includes Community Development Corporations),
- Is operated for charitable or community benefit purposes,
- Its principal place of business and location(s) where services are rendered is in Hamilton County,
- Be registered and in good standing with the State of Ohio Attorney General’s Office (see Resource Section), AND
- Not use Hamilton County American Rescue Plan funding in place of or instead of local, state, federal or other funds already designated for that purpose or activity.
For more information, visit UWGC.
