Comcast Awards $136K Digital Literacy Grants

Eight Connecticut nonprofit organizations are receiving $136,500 from Comcast to support digital literacy efforts.

The grants are part of Project UP, a $1 billion commitment from Comcast to advance digital equity. 

The project supports programs and community partnerships that connect people to the Internet and advance economic mobility. 

“We understand the important role that the Internet and digital literacy plays in helping to build a future of unlimited possibilities for everyone in the community,” said Comcast New England senior vice president Carolyne Hannan. 

Hannan said the grants will help organizations provide Connecticut residents with tools, resources, and opportunities to excel in the digital world. 

Grant Recipients

One of the grant recipients is the Urban League of Greater Hartford for its Project Ready youth program.  

“The program stresses the importance of literacy, including digital literacy and STEAM skills,” said Urban League of Greater Hartford president and CEO David Hopkins.

“Thanks to this grant, we’re able to provide the coaching, tutoring, and mentoring these students need to achieve their goals. 

“We’re able to provide the coaching, tutoring, and mentoring these students need.”

Urban League of Greater Hartford’s David Hopkins

The grant recipients are: 

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford
• Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut
• Urban League of Greater Hartford
• YWCA Hartford Region
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury
• CfAL For Digital Inclusion
• Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford
• CT LEAD

In the last three years, Comcast has invested more than  $11 million in cash and in-kind contributions to 177 nonprofits in Connecticut to advance digital equity in the state. 

That includes investments to connect low-income residents to home broadband service and provide free, high-speed WiFi service to local community centers to promote digital learning.