FAMU Secures $5.4M Federal Grant to Bridge Southside Tallahassee Digital Divide
By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) acquired a $5.4 million two-year National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant to fund an initiative to bridge the digital divide between the Tallahassee campus and the surrounding under-served community. âThis award to FAMU is designed to reduce the digital divide and increase economic growth in Tallahassee by allowing students and Southside community members to access the Internet using FAMUâs high-speed broadband infrastructure and providing them with tools, technical assistance, knowledge, and information to enhance their skills and incomes,â said FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D. The âBuilding a Digital Pipeline to Prosperityâproject will produce a