MHCRC News

The TechSmart Initiative, launched in 2014 by the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC), sought to strategically invest $19 million in Multnomah County schools over a 7-year period to provide K-12 school districts with grants and evaluation resources to identify effective classroom instruction that uses technology to foster improvement in academic outcomes for all students. The MHCRC partnered with All Hands Raised to establish specific academic outcomes key to student success and which resulted in greater rates of high school completion. In 2019, the MHCRC awarded its final TechSmart Initiative grants to projects that will run through 2023. Pacific Research…

The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC) is pleased to announce the opening of its 2021 Community Technology Grants funding cycle and encourages eligible organizations to apply. The program supports local entities in producing video content to be shared on the community media center channels in order to support project-related goals and objectives. This year, up to $800,000 is available to support use of technology resources for a public benefit. Click this link to Learn more & apply! Applicants Must: Serve residents within Multnomah County, ORAddress at least one of the stated four public benefit areas: Reduce DisparitiesImprove Community InvolvementImprove…

The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC) is a committed advocate and ally to those of us who have lived our lives in an environment of systemic oppression and racism. The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd were daylighted through the use of video, and like the film and images from the civil rights movement of the 1950’s and 60’s, they tell an undeniable story of white supremacy, discrimination and racially-motivated violence. The visual confirmation of these hateful actions endured by Black Americans became real to the world when they saw it with their own eyes. In…

The 2019-20 MHCRC Annual Report is now available for download: MHCRC Annual Report 2019-20