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(Lincoln, NE) Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy announced grants totaling more than $16,000 in funding as part of the Technology Innovation Grants for Economic Revitalization (TIGER) program, which encourages communities to use information technology to help enhance economic development efforts.
Five projects were selected to receive mini grants from the Community Technology Fund. The Lt. Governor serves as chairman of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission (NITC), which manages the Community Technology Fund.
“By providing funding for information technology projects, we hope to encourage more communities to use the benefits of new technology to support and create new opportunities for economic development in our rural communities,” Lt. Gov. Sheehy said. “These grants will help improve access to technology training, assist in the recruitment of technology-based businesses, and help local businesses use e-commerce to reach new markets.”
Projects receiving TIGER funding include:
The Atkinson Public Library will use a $2,880 grant to offer classes to encourage new businesses development and help existing businesses examine ways to expand.
The City of Aurora will use a $5,000 grant to determine the information technology needs of local businesses and to recruit technology-based businesses to the area.
The Hartington Public Library will use a $2,120 grant to expand continuing education opportunities to local residents, including training in new technology. The effort is the result of partnerships with University of Nebraska Extension in Cedar County, Hartington Economic Development, and Hartington’s Community Information Technology Committee.
UNL Extension in Burt County will use a $5,000 grant to build a Web portal for home-based and small businesses to use for marketing goods and services produced in the Oakland area.
The Wayne Public Library will use a $1,680 grant to develop and host several technology courses, which will be free and open to the public.
More information on the NITC and the TIGER program is available online at http://www.nitc.state.ne.us.
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