The Meta, formerly known as Facebook, data center in Huntsville is awarding $90,000 in grants to area schools as part of its annual community action grants initiative.
Altogether, Meta is donating $217,950 to nine entities in the Huntsville area for 2023. And since announcing plans for the data center in 2018, grants have eclipsed $2.5 million.
Related: Facebook data center in Huntsville is now online, handling traffic
Related: Facebook expansion of Meta Data Center in Huntsville tops $1.5 billion
“The Meta Data Center Community Action Grants program was created to address needs in Madison County by putting the power of technology to use for community benefit, connecting people online or off and improving STEM education,” Meta said in the announcement.
Here are the grants and the projects they will help fund:
- First Stop ($17,700) – This grant will bridge the digital divide in the…
