This nationwide program represents a five-year, $5 million effort funded by WorldCom that will link schools and community based organizations with a wide range of local colleges and universities to implement educational technology projects for children in grades K-12. The aim of the program is to increase the use of technology for educational attainment and civic engagement by preparing children and parents in underserved communities for success in a technology-based world.

Campus Compact has selected 20 partnership sites to receive an average of $40,000 per year for the next two years, with an opportunity to renew those grants for an additional three years. The decisions to fund these projects were arrived at after a rigorous review and selection process that involved careful assessment of 164 proposals that resulted from disseminating 344 requests for proposals. The external review committee consisted of experts from community-based organizations, schools and colleges.

Please go to the website for individual site descriptions and more information: www.compact.org/worldcom/