View the text version of Merit Network web site.
Merit Network
Search | Text Version | Site Map | Log In   Follow & Like Us:
Visit Merit Network on Facebook
Follow Merit Network on Twitter
Follow Merit Network on LinkedIn




About Merit   Services   Network   Support & Resources   Network Research   News   Events   Home







Merit's ARRA Project Update (REACH-3MC)
Email Updates

REACH-3MC Blog

RSS Feed for REACH-3MC updates

REACH-3MC web site




Community Meetings

Glossary and Frequently Asked Questions

REACH-3MC Sub-recipients

Webcast Archive

Photo Archive

Press Archive

REACH-3MC Home
 
Community and County Updates
Click for the REACH-3MC Progress Map.
Click for the REACH-3MC Progress Map.
REACH-3MC Updates:

Helpful Documents
 

Merit Connects First REACH-3MC Community Anchor: Forest Park Schools

By Gregory Monroe
April 23, 2012 2:47 pm


Forest Park receives new fiber connection, enables collaboration and shared resources

Merit Network, Inc. announced today it has connected the first community anchor institution as part of its REACH-3MC network build out project. Forest Park Public Schools, located in Crystal Falls of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, now has a 1 Gigabit fiber-optic connection to Merit's backbone.

"We are very excited to announce the first community anchor institution to be connected as part of REACH-3MC. Though the scope of our project is vast, its primary focus is connecting community anchors in underserved areas to improved resources. This occasion is especially exciting because we have connected an anchor institution in the Upper Peninsula, an area that has faced difficulty obtaining improved service options," said Don Welch,...Continue reading "Merit Connects First REACH-3MC Community Anchor: Forest Park Schools."

Recent Progress Reports

 
  REACH-3MC Blog

Community Anchor Institutions -- Institutions that Bind a Community

   By Patricia Giorgio
   April 15, 2012 4:25 pm


You hear a lot about Community Anchor Institutions, or just Anchor Institutions when you are reading or hearing about the current BTOP projects around the country, including the REACH-3MC project. So you might be wondering, what is a Community Anchor Institution? Community Anchor Institutions are defined as non-profit organizations that often provide essential services to the public. Universities, colleges, community colleges, K12 schools, libraries, health care facilities, public safety, social service providers, government and municipal offices are all community anchor institutions.

Back when Merit was writing our Round I grant proposal for the REACH-3MC project, Merit made what turned out to be an important decision. We would focus our proposal on connecting Community Anchor Institutions. This made sense since most of...Read more »

REACH-3MC Blog Archive »




Connect to the network and email lists

American Recovery and Reinvestment Acto and Merit Network logos







About Merit | Services | Network | Resources & Support | Network Research
News | Events | Contact | Site Map | Merit Widget | Merit Network Home


Copyright © 2012 Merit Network, Inc.
1000 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-6794
Phone: (734) 527-5700    Fax: (734) 527-5790    E-mail: