Smart Communities Innovation Challenge Provides Support for Improving Mobile Government
Esri has partnered with measurement instrument manufacturer Leica to encourage innovation of mobile field data collection in government by offering grants totaling $143,250 in goods and services. Known as the Smart Communities Innovation Challenge, 10 governments that submit detailed project proposals demonstrating increased efficiencies in collecting data for decision support or improved productivity delivering governmental services will be selected to receive a grant.
Proposal submissions must be submitted in accordance through the provisions detailed on the Smart Communities Innovation Challenge Submission page for consideration.
So long as operations are based in the United States, any government or department, whether municipal, regional, special districts, state, city, county or otherwise, is qualified to receive a grant.
The intent of the joint program is to supply governments with the tools to succeed as they implement progressive methods to streamline workflows. By providing technology, training, and technical support grants, Esri and Leica aim to inspire legislative bodies to devise transformational approaches to improving the efficacy of mobile field workers.
The challenge’s grant winners will be thought-leading governments that have plans in place to jumpstart projects such as facility inspections, emergency reporting, asset inventory, environmental management and monitoring, efficient employee routing, code enforcement, population and housing enumeration, mosquito abatement, and/or sign inventory.
To learn more about the Smart Communities Innovation Challenge visit go.esri.com/mobile-grant or contact Esri directly at smartgrantsubmissions@esri.com.
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