Congresswoman Simon Secures $250K of Federal Funding for College of Alameda, Laney College FabLabs

Congresswoman Simon Secures $250K of Federal Funding for College of Alameda, Laney College FabLabs

On Wednesday, July 8, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon announced that she has secured $250,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Peralta Community College District, specifically the Manufacturing and Fabrication Pathway Lab (FabLab) facilities at Laney College and the College of Alameda. Representatives of the College of Alameda, Laney College, and the Peralta Community College District pose with Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, at center hold…

$250K federal grant will modernize 'Fab Labs' at Laney and College of Alameda

Laney College and the College of Alameda got a large financial boost on Wednesday to upgrade their student makerspace fabrication laboratories known as “Fab Labs.” U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, toured Laney College’s Fab Lab in Oakland and held a press conference Wednesday to announce the gift. “The young people here, their spirit was so clear that they wanted materials consistent with their dreams, and we fought for it,” Simon told the c…