Governor Schwarzenegger Applauds Award of Broadband Grants

The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) received its second Broadband Recovery Act grant with its “Access to Careers and Technology” project. NTIA gave CETF a grant for $7,108,181 to place unemployed persons in information technology industry jobs by providing outreach, training, and services to at risk youth, persons for whom English is a second language (ESL), public housing residents, the homeless, and people with disabilities. In six regions of California, the project will provide broadband tools to help these groups develop information technology skills, digital literacy and improve job placement.