The San Antonio Housing Authority is competing in the Smart Community Networks Challenge, managed and sponsored by Mozilla and the National Science Foundation, using solar panels to power a local network and deliver Wi-Fi to public housing residents through solar mesh, known as SMARTI, Solar Mesh And Reengineered Technology Innovation.

Of 90 teams around the country, SAHA was among the Top 10 awarded for Creative Design and recognized for its Design to leverage existing infrastructure — physical or network — to provide high-quality wireless networks to communities in need.