Google has given Q-Life an $87,880 dollar grant for the Maupin Broadband Project. The grant funds will be used to assist in bringing high-speed broadband to the Maupin community and establishing free public Wi-Fi at Maupin’s Riverfront Park and the Maupin branch of the Wasco County Library District. The grant will also connect the Maupin library to The Dalles-Wasco County Library and provide free internet on library computers for patrons. Google funding also will pay for three years of operation and internet connection. The Maupin Broadband Project is a joint venture of Q-Life, The City of Maupin and the State of Oregon’s North Central Community Solutions Team. The project should be completed during the first half of 2016.