Bourne Receives ARPA Funding For IT Upgrades To Schools

The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners and Assembly of Delegates announced this week the award and execution of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding grants from Barnstable County to the Town of Bourne in the amount of $107,115 to fund IT infrastructure at Bourne Public Schools.

The grant money will go toward helping the school district modernize its existing hardware and software to ensure reliable and secure performance for students and staff. According to a press release from the commissioners and assembly, the school district has developed a three-year strategic IT plan to update and modernize its infrastructure. This funding, which is the county’s second grant allotment to the Town of Bourne, will support cybersecurity efforts by upgrading the server and storage environment as well as upgrading outdated operating systems and making the public network environment more reliable, secure and stable.

“The Town of Bourne is thrilled to learn that Barnstable County ARPA funds are available to assist the Bourne Public Schools in our collective efforts to upgrade and modernize our IT infrastructure,” stated Town Administrator Marlene V. McCollem in the press release. “The infusion of ARPA money will allow the School Department to make additional progress on their three-year IT strategic plan to increase cybersecurity and build a more resilient and robust network.”

Originally published by The Bourne Enterprise