Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority Awards 25 Micro-Grants
27 April 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
The Colorado Statewide Internet Portal
Authority (SIPA) has awarded more than $103,000 in micro-grant
funding to 25 local governments across the State of Colorado. Each
year, SIPA provides grant opportunities to help Colorado
governments implement new technologies and digital government
services. A major portion of the grant funding is made possible by
the self-funded contract with Colorado Interactive.
SIPA received more than 120 applications from state agencies,
counties, municipalities, universities, public schools, and special
districts this year. The micro-grant funds are available for
equipment, systems, services, project planning and implementation
and human resources that fall within the grant scope.
"SIPA is proud to be able to give back to the Colorado
governments that make up our customers. These grants represent
SIPA's commitment to our partners and to the State of Colorado,"
said Jack Arrowsmith, SIPA Executive Director.
The grant ceremony was held at the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
in Denver following SIPA’s 6th Annual User Conference on March 29,
2016.
The 2015 SIPA micro-grant recipients include: City of Fort
Collins, City of Idaho Springs, City of Leadville, City of Wray,
City of Yuma, Clear Creek County Library District, Colorado
Department of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Local Affairs,
Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Department of
Public Safety (3), Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado
Department of Revenue, Colorado State University - Pueblo, La Veta
Fire Protection District, Logan County, Pueblo County, Secretary of
State, Town of De Beque, Town of Estes Park, Town of Moffat, Town
of Mountain Village, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
and Yuma County. Since the grant program inception in 2010, SIPA
has awarded more than 125 grants totaling over $600,000.
About SIPA
Established in 2004 by the Colorado General Assembly,
the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) is a
self-funded government organization created to be Colorado's single
most comprehensive delivery channel for electronic government
(eGovernment) services. SIPA strives to accelerate the
adoption of efficient, effective electronic government services by
placing more government information and services online to benefit
the citizens of Colorado. In addition to free websites, payment
processing setup and event registration
software, SIPA provides technology solutions including:
Google Apps, security assessments, video streaming/archiving,
online learning portal, eSignature, CRM, CMS and more. For more
information about SIPA, please
visit www.colorado.gov/sipa.
About Colorado Interactive
Colorado Interactive is the team behind the official website of
the state of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov) and is overseen by
the Statewide Internet Portal Authority. The portal operates
through a public-private partnership between the state and Colorado
Interactive to help Colorado government entities web-enable their
services. Colorado Interactive builds, operates, maintains, and
markets Colorado.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC's
(NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of official government websites, online services, and
secure payment processing solutions. The Company's innovative
eGovernment services help make government more accessible to
everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
"100 Best Small Companies in America" six times, and the Company
has been included four times on the Barron's 400 Index. Additional
information is available at https://www.egov.com
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Colorado Interactive, LLCElizabeth Chandler-Vos, PMP,
303-534-3468Marketing & Communications
Directorechandlervos@egov.comorColorado Statewide Internet Portal
AuthorityBeth Justice, 720-409-5636Sales & Marketing
Managerbeth@cosipa.gov
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