Verizon Foundation Grants for the "Digital Age Initiative"
awarded for 2009-10

The VFIC and the Verizon Foundation partnered on a three-year funding program (2007-2010) to help the member institutions provide incoming freshmen from challenged backgrounds (e.g. lower income, minority, first generation) with instruction and assistance in developing the computer skills they need to succeed in both their educational and future career endeavors. Over the course of the three-year program, each of the 15 member colleges was eligible to receive a $22,500 grant to be invested in personalized computer literacy instruction for the targeted population.

Earlier grants to faculty technology development, beginning in 1998, funded training programs related to faculty use of technology in the classroom. Verizon Foundation along with the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, has contributed substantial resources to ensure that VFIC faculty continue to stay on the leading edge of technology.

The following campuses were selected to receive the grant for 2009-10:

The Verizon Foundation is one of the our most distinguished corporate partners, contributing more than $3.2 million to the VFIC cause over the course of 54 years. Since 1998, Verizon has commited to improving student learning and faculty instructional effectiveness has made a meaningful impact on colleges across the Commonwealth.

Contact: Mary-Beth Johnson for further information