{"id":4400,"date":"2021-11-01T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2021-11-01T17:59:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:59:21","slug":"governors-emergency-educational-relief-grant-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/01\/governors-emergency-educational-relief-grant-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Tech Students Receive Emergency COVID-19 Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_4403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4403\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4403 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Humphrey, associate director of retention at Northwest Tech's American Indian Resource Center, handing a laptop to a grant recipient\" width=\"1500\" height=\"966\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051-226x146.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0051-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann Humphrey, associate director of retention at Northwest Tech&rsquo;s American Indian Resource Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>On Nov. 1, Northwest Technical College and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/01\/governors-emergency-educational-relief-grant-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Bemidji State University<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> began distributing laptops to students awarded the Governor&rsquo;s Emergency Educational Relief grant funding. The nearly $500,000 grant was used to purchase and provide distance learning technology to students in need.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4400 gallery-size-small-image row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-2 my-4'><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"GEER laptops for distribution\" columns=\"2\" size=\"medium\" link=\"file\" ids=\"4405,4401\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"4405,4401\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4405\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035.jpg\" data-caption=\"GEER laptops for distribution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035-226x146.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0035-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-4405'>\n\t\t\t\tGEER laptops for distribution\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" columns=\"2\" size=\"medium\" link=\"file\" ids=\"4405,4401\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"4405,4401\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4401\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057.jpg\" data-caption=\"Grant distribution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057-226x146.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/GEER_LaptopDistribution_0057-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-4401'>\n\t\t\t\tGrant distribution\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>This is the second year of a three-year grant that will allow Bemidji State and Northwest Tech to award 125 laptops and 30 stipends for hotspots, jetpacks and data plans to students each year.<\/p>\n<p>Chrissy Downwind, executive director of BSU&rsquo;s American Indian Resource Center, says the grant program addresses a critical need to provide the technology necessary for underserved students to continue receiving access to educational services during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chrissy Downwind, director of the American Indian Resource Center; <a href=\"mailto:chrissy.downwind@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">chrissy.downwind@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/21\/bsu-and-ntc-receive-governors-emergency-educational-relief-grant-to-support-underserved-student-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">BSU Receives Governor&rsquo;s Emergency Educational Relief Grant to Support Underserved Students<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/21\/ntc-bsu-receive-governors-emergency-educational-relief-grant-to-support-underserved-student-body\/\">NTC Receives Governor&rsquo;s Emergency Educational Relief Grant to Support Underserved Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohe.state.mn.us\/mPg.cfm?pageID=2410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Governor&rsquo;s Emergency Education Relief Fund<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2022-N-027<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwest Tech began distributing laptops and internet resources to students awarded COVID-19 emergency relief funding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":4403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,6,7,29,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-landing-page","category-myntc","category-photo-galleries","category-top-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4400"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4416,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400\/revisions\/4416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}