Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles will receive state-of-the-art wireless technology equipment valued at approximately $65,000 from the Beaumont Foundation of America (BFA).

This award is one of more than 170 grants made by BFA this year, a donation of 3,700 Internet-enabled laptop computers to public, private, charter and parochial schools serving underprivileged populations. All awards were made with the goal of helping these schools achieve digital equity.

"Our 2005 education grantees are exemplary," said Frank Newton, BFA president and chief executive officer. "They reflect the Foundation's mission of awarding schools dedicated to instructional technology and to extending access to parents and community members."