Press Release of the Office of Disability Employment Policy - High School/High Tech Start-Up Grant Awardees

2001 High School/High Tech Start-Up Grant Awardees

A total of $600,000 has been awarded to 12 organizations to develop demonstration High School/High Tech (HS/HT) program sites that would align the HS/HT program with the Workforce Investment Act's (WIA's) youth-related programs.

The grants, to organizations that provide youth services, will provide start-up funds for new programs modeled on the national High School/High Tech series of programs that provide young people with disabilities an opportunity to explore their interest in technology-related careers. These locally directed and supported programs serve either in-school or out-of-school youth with disabilities in a year-long program of corporate site visits, mentoring, job shadowing guest speakers, after school activities and paid summer internships. Each grant is awarded for a one-year period, with one option year, subject to the availability of funds.

Hillsborough County Public Schools	$50,000
5410 North 20th Street Tampa, FL 33610

Center for Independent Living of Broward, Inc.	$50,000
8857 West McNab Road Tamarac, FL 33321

Able-Disabled Advocacy	$50,000
2850 6th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101

DO-IT Program	$50,000
University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195

Work and Rehabilitation Centers of Greater Cincinnati	$50,000
2901 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45206

Jewish Vocational Service	$50,000
77 Geary Street Suite 401 San Francisco, CA 94108

Job Service North Dakota	$50,000
1000 E. Divide Avenue Bismarck, ND 58506

Cooperative Educational Services Agency #7	$50,000
595 Baeten Road Green Bay, WI 54304

Chicago Public Schools	$50,000
125 South Clark Street Chicago, IL 60603

Burlington School District	$50,000
150 Colchester Avenue Burlington, VT 05401

Montana Center on Disabilities	$50,000
Montana State University-Billings 1500 North 30th Street Billings, MT 59101

City of Anaheim	$50,000
50 S. Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92805