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Red Wing Ignite's work to create the Entrepreneurs First collaborative established an innovative model for rural regions looking to engage in 21st-century tech-based economic development.
With an aging population and younger people leaving, there is an urgency to investing in workforce training and making people aware of jobs that already exist in rural communities
Federal grants and matching dollars represent a combined total of $6.1 million in new investment in rural innovation
With nearly $2 trillion in federal funding currently available to boost U.S. innovation, competitiveness and national security over the next decade, now is the time for states like Oklahoma to fully invest in their future.
Any effort to build an inclusive tech culture must start with an understanding of the tech employment landscape. But it's also crucial to bring visibility to success stories, like these four Black tech professionals thriving in rural America:
Federal grants and matching dollars represent a combined total of almost $12.9 million in new investment in rural innovation.
Effort aims to empower rural BIPOC communities to maximize the impact of federal and philanthropic funding to support the development of tech ecosystems.
How have rural communities experienced the process of digital economic development? What challenges did they face? What types of unexpected opportunities did they encounter? And what types of economic forces impacted their efforts?