Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund

Learn on Tomorrows Networks

TheGigabitCommunityFundsupportspilotsofgigabittechnologiesandassociatedcurricula
thatshowtheimpactofnextgenerationnetworksonlearning.TheFundwillinvestinprojects
thatarebothdeployableinthenearterm,andreplicablebyindividualsandorganizationsthat
sharegoalsindigitallearningandmaking.

Funding Requirements and Eligibility

Key Dates

Allsupportedprojectsmust:

Round1
Intent to Apply deadline
(optional)
February 22, 2016
application deadline
March 18, 2016

pilot period
May 1, 2016 - August 31, 2016

Round2
Intent to Apply deadline (
optional)
September 15, 2016

application deadline
October 18, 2016

pilot period
January 1, 2017 - April 30, 2017

2
3

BepilotedintheChattanoogaorKansasCity
metropolitanregion
Focusoneducationorworkforcedevelopment
Leveragenextgenerationtechnologieslikeultra
highspeednetworking

Participationisopentocompanies,academicinstitutions,
andnonprofitorganizations.Fundingwillnotbegranted
tounaffiliatedindividualsactingontheirown.

Project Type

Description

Pilot Requirements

Createandtestlessonplansthathelp Thecurriculummustbepilotedinatleast
Curriculum
makegigabittechnologiesmore
oneorganizationinKansasCityor
Development accessibletoeducatorsandlearners. Chattanooga.

Multi-Org

Multi-City

Potential Funding

$5,000

Pilotgigabittechnologiesinmultiple
organizationsinacity,strengthening
thelocalgigabitecosystem.

Theprojectmustbepilotedinatleasttwo
organizationsinKansasCityor
Chattanooga.

$15,000

Pilotgigabittechnologiesacross
communities,helpingbuildanational
gigabitecosystem.

Theprojectmustbepilotedwith
organizationalpartnersinatleasttwo
gigabitcities,oneofwhichmustbe
KansasCityorChattanooga.

$25,000

Submit an Application

Readgrantdetails,termsandconditions,andapplicationinformation|
www.mozilla.org/gigabit/apply
CheckoutHiveCHAforapplicationsupportandnetworkingopportunities|
www.hivecha.org
Submityourapplicationon
StartupCompete|
http://gigabitfund2016.startupcompete.co

TheMozillaGigabitCommunityFundisapartnershipbetweenthe
MozillaFoundation,theNationalScienceFoundation,andUSIgnite
tomovenextgenerationtechnologyoutoflabsandintoclassrooms.