HomeMy WebLinkAbout5E1 Budget Request (Digital Inclusion Funding)
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DATE: November 12, 2020
FROM: Brian Donoghue, Innovation & Technology
SUBJECT: Budget Request (Digital Inclusion Funding)
Which TIF:(circle one) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General
PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Disbursement of funds for digital inclusion initiatives for 2020-2021
operational activities
Specifics: Requesting $150K from Redevelopment Commission-controlled RDC General Fund
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests that 30 percent of South Bend’s households lack
home internet access. The $1.8 million provided through the Governors Emergency Education
Relief grant will allow the Citywide Classroom South Bend partnership (City, South Bend
Schools, enFocus) to distribute more than 2,200 at-home internet packages and 2,000 WiFi
hotspots to students in South Bend.
The city’s contribution will go toward developing the long-term infrastructure that will allow for
sustainability beyond the two-year grant lifecycle. Additionally, small disbursements will be
leveraged to provide wraparound services or training outside the parameters of original grant.
INTERNAL USE ONLY: Project ID: __________________________;
Total Amount – New Project Budget Appropriation $150k___;
Total Amount – Existing Project Budget Change (increase or decrease) $_______________;
Funding Limits: Engineering: $_____________________; Other Prof Serv Amt $_______________;
Acquisition of Land/Bldg (circle one) Amt: $___________; Street Const Amt $________________;
Building Imp Amt $_________; Sewers Amt $_________; Other (specify) Amt $ ________________
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION