October 28, 2004 | Read Time: 1 minute
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities Program has awarded grants totaling $14.4-million to 27 nonprofit organizations and state and local governments.
Since 1994, the program has awarded grants for innovative technology projects in education, health care, economic development, and other areas. The awards, which this year range in size from $265,501 to $700,000, must be matched by private donations or by funds from state or local government.
The Nonprofit Assistance Center, in Seattle, will use its $436,685 award for a project that uses an integrated database and handheld devices to coordinate services and share information among 20 organizations that provide employment and social services to refugees.
Several grants were awarded for telemedicine projects. The Nemours Children’s Clinic, in Jacksonville, Fla., received $681,000 to provide remote home-monitoring services for children who have asthma. Participants in the program will receive home-monitoring equipment that they can use to send in biological readings at regularly scheduled intervals or in times of distress. Health-care workers will provide feedback, additional education, and counseling to help the children and their families.
The University of Utah Health Science Center, in Salt Lake City, received $265,501 for a system that will allow emergency physicians in Boise, Idaho, and in Billings and Helena, Mont., to transmit high-resolution images of burn victims to the Intermountain Burn Center so it can evaluate their injuries and recommend treatment.
The $14.4-million awarded is a 3.2-percent increase over last year’s $13.95-million.
The Technology Opportunities Program has also announced the appointment of Anthony Wilhelm as its new director. Mr. Wilhelm previously served as vice president for programs at the Benton Foundation, in Washington.
For more information: Go to http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top.
