That sigh of relief mingled with anticipation you feel blowing from the direction of North Iowa Area Community College is Tim Putnam.
Last week, Putnam, the director of NIACC s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, and five other area tech/economic development leaders pushed the send button on a $750,000 federal grant application that, if awarded, would change the innovation/tech/workforce landscape in North Iowa for good.
The application is for the Build to Scale Venture Challenge Grant, sponsored by the US Economic Development Administration. The grant, which must be matched by local funding, supports the creation of a regional pipeline to grow tech entrepreneurship in North Iowa.
Brazil: Laudato si and Ciranda highlight family farming in Maranhão
The Center for Rural Innovation and Agroecological Development (Ciranda), offers theoretical and technical training in agroecology to 70 families in the city of Açailândia as an economic alternative to the region s mining and agrobusiness chain, which is located right in the middle of the Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC) railroad. According to coordinator Xoán Couto, the Brazilian project is inspired by Laudato si because it follows the same path that unites faith and science in response to the needs of communities, also taking into consideration traditional knowledge.
GCC receives $175K grant for collaborative pilot program
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Modified: 4/25/2021 1:08:23 PM
GREENFIELD – Greenfield Community College has received a $175,000 grant to help create a space where with collaborators it will provide job training programs, products and services to benefit the region.
GCC President Yves Salomon-Fernandez said the Greater Franklin County Rural Innovation Accelerator will bring together people from the municipalities of Greenfield, Orange and Athol, the Franklin County Community Development Corp., LaunchSpace and the Center on Rural Innovation in Vermont to “build a foundation focused on the digital, creative and agricultural economies” that can be sustained over time.
“I’m thrilled that we received the grant and that this is a true collaboration,” she said. “Our goal is to design job training programs, products and services to benefit all in the region, especially younger workers with less than a high school diploma who hav
GCC receives $175K grant for collaborative pilot program
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Published: 4/22/2021 4:57:50 PM
GREENFIELD Greenfield Community College has received a $175,000 grant to help create a space where, with the help of collaborators, it will provide job training programs, products and services to benefit the region.
GCC President Yves Salomon-Fernandez said the Greater Franklin County Rural Innovation Accelerator will bring together people from the municipalities of Greenfield, Orange and Athol, the Franklin County Community Development Corporation, LaunchSpace in Orange and the Center on Rural Innovation in Vermont to “build a foundation focused on the digital, creative and agricultural economies” that can be sustained over time.
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Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI), a dynamic social enterprise solving America’s rural economic crisis by empowering small towns to build thriving digital economies, is seeking nominations and applications for the position of Director of People Operations and Culture.
Guided by a belief in rural ingenuity and small-town potential, RISI and its sister organization, the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), support communities wanting to evolve into inclusive, resilient digital ecosystems. Our comprehensive systems approach to building digital economy ecosystems involves building a nationwide network of local economic change agents; using mapping and data to highlight rural opportunities; making direct investment in underserved rural entrepreneurs; and closing the digital divide so all Americans can participate in the 21st century digital economy.