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DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation determined eligibility for each participating library considering both the number of low-income patrons that a library branch serves (economic need) and a foundation-defined level of service or number of up-to-date computers (hardware need) provided in a library relative to the number of persons in poverty.
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FAQ - Computers & Appropriate Purchases
This FAQ provides great details about the computers and what can and cannot be purchased.
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FAQ - General Background
This FAQ answers general background questions about the Opportunity Online grant program.
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FAQ - Requirements
This FAQ deals with requirements: Tech Atlas, Turning the Page advocacy symposium and the ALA/UMCP Internet & Public Libraries Funding Survey.
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FAQ - The Matching Funds
Details about the match and required documentation are covered in this FAQ.
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General information about Opportunity Online grant
General information about Opportunity Online grant
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General Letter to the Editor
General Letter to the Editor
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Matching Funds Verification Form
Please submit not later than March 1, 2010 for phase 1, and March 1, 2011 for phase 2
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Opportunity Online Hardware Grant FAQ
This FAQ provides a basic overivew of the Opportunity Online hardware grant program. It answers questions about the elements of this grant program from the TechAtals inventory to the advocacy symposium.
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OPPORTUNITY ONLINE HARDWARE GRANT PROGRAM
The Opportunity Online Hardware Grant Program is a grant initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to help public libraries and their communities build long-term capacity for supporting free computer and Internet access in public libraries.
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Sample Opportunity Online Letters to the Editor Bill & Melinda Gates Fo
Sample Opportunity Online Letters to the Editor
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | U.S. Libraries
Opportunity Online Hardware Grants
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Turning the Page Online E-Learning Opportunity
If a representative from your library did not attend the Turning the Page symposium in Decatur (Oct 2009), one person from your library, preferably the library director, must complete the online-learning advocacy symposium requirement.
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What do I do Next?
The Opportunity Online Grants have been announced. Consider these ideas as suggestions of what you should be doing next.
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