Primary Recipient

COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$932,116.00

Award Date

3/04/2010

Administering Agency

Commerce, Department of / National Institute of Standards and Technology

CDFA Number

11.557

CDFA Program Title

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

Description

The Coppin Heights-Rosemont area of West Baltimore suffers from a low rate of broadband adoption. In fact, fewer than five percent of homes and businesses in the area subscribe to a broadband service, primarily because of high rates of poverty. Overall,