VALLEY – CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) believes that connecting teachers and students to creative ways to use technology can expand their opportunities for education and improve the lives of their communities. That’s why the company opened the 2018 application process for The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation Teachers and Technology grant program.

The program allows pre-K through 12th grade teachers in public, private and charter schools in Colorado to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to implement innovative technology solutions in their classrooms. To apply, teachers can visit www.centurylink.com/teachersandtechnology. The deadline for applications is 10 p.m. Mountain Time on January 12, 2018.

Launched in 2008, the Teachers and Technology program has awarded more than $7 million in grants to bring technology to classrooms across the country. The Foundation will award $1.4 million in grants in 2017-2018.

“CenturyLink is proud to support our Teachers and Technology Grants program,” said Guy Gunther, CenturyLink’s vice president of operations for Colorado. “The ability to help fund technology investment in classrooms across our state is a tremendous way to continue promoting STEM learning concepts and ensure that students are learning to think critically using cutting edge resources and getting the best education possible.”

Grant winners will be announced from April 1 - May 15, 2018.

CenturyLink service is neither required nor considered in the review of applications.

About the CenturyLink Foundation

CenturyLink strives to improve customers’ lives by connecting them to the power of the digital world and enhance the communities we serve in a meaningful way. The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to contributing to endeavors that improve the well-being and overall quality of life for people throughout CenturyLink’s communities. Named after CenturyLink’s founder Clarke M. Williams, the Foundation is endowed by CenturyLink to support initiatives that encourage our employees to use their time, talents and resources to strengthen the communities in which they live and work.