Internet speeds have come a long way since the days of the dial-up modem, but sometimes you can’t beat the millennia-old method of carrier pigeon.
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CORI awarded more than $520,000 in federal grants and matching dollars to help operate funds which will invest in rural Vermont startups.
Federal grants and matching dollars represent a combined total of $6.1 million in new investment in rural innovation
Without appropriate interventions, the concentration of poverty in rural regions may persist impacting future generations.
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.
Resilience can vary widely based on the specific disaster risk that each region faces, as well as the strength or resilience of the region’s current telecom equipment.
Our report and the accompanying Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool are intended to help policymakers understand how to encourage deployment of broadband networks that are more resilient to natural disasters.
Today, the CORI Innovation Fund II announced an investment in Barn Owl Precision Agriculture, a tech startup based in La Junta, Colorado, developing time- and budget-saving solutions for small and mid-sized farms.
The Center on Rural Innovation has developed a new web application designed to help communities and organizations make informed decisions about broadband deployment while considering natural hazard risks.