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<td>[Firstmile] Digital Funding Opportunity – Webinar Feb
23, 3PM ET</td>
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<td>Tue, 7 Feb 2023 13:12:38 -0700</td>
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<th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
<td>Rob McMahon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rdmcmaho@ualberta.ca"><rdmcmaho@ualberta.ca></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fmcc-directors@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca">fmcc-directors@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca</a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:firstmile@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca">firstmile@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca</a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:digitalnwt-directors@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca">digitalnwt-directors@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca</a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested in funding for internet
projects in your community? CIRA, in partnership with First
Mile Connectivity Consortium and DigitalNWT, invites you to
<b><a
href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErduyrrzwrEtfjyUmLGqwsS_upEGkMCYCm"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:windowtext">a webinar</span></a> on
February 23</b>
<b>at 3PM ET </b>to learn about CIRA’s upcoming annual<b> <a
href="https://www.cira.ca/grants" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<span style="color:windowtext">CIRA Grants program</span></a></b>!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CIRA funds community-led internet
projects to build a resilient, trusted, and secure internet
for all Canadians.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grants of up to $100,000 are available to
fund projects relating to Infrastructure, Online Safety, and
Policy Engagement.
<b><a
href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErduyrrzwrEtfjyUmLGqwsS_upEGkMCYCm"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:windowtext">Register now</span></a></b></p>
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style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span
class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473normaltextrun">CIRA
has prioritized funding internet projects that benefit:</span><span
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<p class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473paragraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.75in;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none"><span class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473normaltextrun">* Northern, rural, and Indigenous communities</span><span class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473eop"> <span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473paragraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.75in;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none">* <span class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473normaltextrun">Students (K-12 and post-secondary)</span><span class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473eop"> </span></p>
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style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span
class="m_-6159104587217453812m8776586905021493473eop">Given
the focus on supporting Northern and Indigenous
communities, CIRA is providing this targeted presentation
to the FMCC and DigitalNWT networks where they will
present
</span><span
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about the program, eligibility requirements, and
application process,
</span><span
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open the floor for questions.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a
href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErduyrrzwrEtfjyUmLGqwsS_upEGkMCYCm"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:windowtext">Register now</span></a> for
the Zoom webinar on February 23<sup>rd</sup> at 3PM ET.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The grant application period opens on
March 2, 2023, and will close on April 12, 2023, at 2PM ET.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your interest, and we look
forward to seeing you on the 23! If you have any questions,
please reach out to
<a href="mailto:cip@cira.ca" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:windowtext">cip@cira.ca</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:rgb(64,64,64)" lang="EN-CA">Caitlin Sears</span></b><span
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UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(64,64,64)" lang="EN-CA">Grants
Coordinator, CIRA</span><span
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style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe
UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA">M: </span></b><span
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style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(220,58,90)"
lang="EN-CA"> </span></b><a href="http://cira.ca/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><b><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(170,30,58)"
lang="EN-CA">cira.ca</span></b></a><span
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of Alberta is located in</span><font
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