Posts Tagged ‘ technology ’

Start-up incubator ilab launches new grants, opens new premises

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April 30, 2012

Tech start-up incubator ilab is offering competitive grants of up to $50,000 for Queensland entrepreneurs, after opening its doors to new premises and programs today.   Based in Queensland, ilab was established by the State Government in 2000 to support early stage, high-tech companies through the first few years of their development.   This...
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O2 Launches Future Fund For Local Authority Tech Projects

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April 26, 2012
O2 Launches Future Fund For Local Authority Tech Projects

O2 has launched the Future Fund, a scheme which will give IT teams in local government authorities the opportunity to gain funding for community and workplace projects. Local authorities can apply for funding worth £125,000, £75,000, or £50,000, with successful applicants also getting a package of O2 consultancy time, services and technology to assist...
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NEA awards grants to video games that celebrate and promote the arts

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April 26, 2012
NEA awards grants to video games that celebrate and promote the arts

  NEA awards grants to video games that celebrate and promote the arts by Tom Curtis 3 comments <!– –>     April 25, 2012   The National Endowment for the Arts, a U.S. government agency that offers funding for art projects and exhibitions, has awarded several major grants to video...
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County finance to look at 911

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April 24, 2012

A solution to keep the Bradley County 911 Communications Center from becoming susceptible to being labeled a “distressed” district was presented to the Bradley County Commission Monday. Joe Wilson, director of the 911 Center, presented the Commission with a letter outlining the plan. This recommendation came out of the 911 funding committee that was...
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Local organizations awarded grants

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April 14, 2012

1:00 AM Local organizations awarded grants Morning Sentinel Staff FAIRFIELD — The following local organizations recently received Plum Creek Foundation grants, which are awarded quarterly: * Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation, in Fairfield, recently added an associate of applied science degree in energy services technology. The $5,000 grant will help the college purchase equipment...
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Grant to benefit small employers

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April 14, 2012

Saturday April 14, 2012 PITTSFIELD — Up to five county small businesses will receive financial help implementing broadband technology as the result of a $150,000 grant to the Pittsfield Eco nomic Revitalization Corp. that is designed to advance the use of broadband among small employers. The local organization was one of only four in...
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Philanthropy Funding Government Work? There’s a Foundation for That—Several …

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April 14, 2012

Amidst the multiple ingenious forms of philanthropy in this country, who would have ever thought that the Central Intelligence Agency had its own philanthropic arm? The CIA isn’t alone. Other federal agencies have created or spurred the creation of philanthropic offshoots that serve as mechanisms for accessing private, charitable capital. They function a little...
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$1b green grants attract interest

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April 10, 2012

THE federal government’s establishment of a $1 billion clean technology grants package is expected to spur capital investment in Australian manufacturing, as companies use it as a chance to buy plant and equipment to reduce their carbon footprint. The package, unveiled by the Industry and Innovation Minister, Greg Combet, aims to help manufacturers invest...
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Feds cut CAP site funding

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April 8, 2012

NEW GLASGOW – The federal government sudden elimination of funding for community access sites will mean a cutback in services, and in some cases, the closure of free Internet sites, says the chair of Nova Scotia CAP Association. Eric Stackhouse said community access program sites from across Canada received a letter later Thursday night...
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National Science Foundation program at Stanford aims to tap into Silicon …

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March 31, 2012
National Science Foundation program at Stanford aims to tap into Silicon …

Click photo to enlarge The National Science Foundation has hit some grand slams in its day: Research projects funded by the federal agency have gone on to become Google (GOOG), Netscape and the Internet itself. But such hits are relatively rare, considering that the NSF pours billions into university research each year. Now the...
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