The program seeks to stimulate the development, commercialization, and application of innovative technologies which are rugged, portable, easy to operate and maintain, cost effective, and sustainable. Proposal may be submitted by public and private nonprofit and for profit organizations, and by governments and their agencies. Proposals are due on or before July 10, 2000. The Endowment Fund is also the sponsor of the annual McKnight Conference on Neuroscience in Aspen, Colorado, organized to share research developments and foster interaction among all the awardees. The programs range widely from urban schools to Native American tribal communities, from online community newspapers to urban gardens to Web sites that gather neighborhood history.
Many programs are intergenerational.
Each program will receive annual funding for two years and will be eligible for continued funding for a total of five years. Leaders of the 20 programs qualify for annual professional development programs at Brown. More than 160 community-based programs applied for the grants. All of the numbers were provided by the Institute's Regional and Demographic Studies group as part of its ongoing research into how high-tech impacts regional economies. Austin-San Marcos, Texas 2.