GSDI Supports Fifteen Projects with Grants

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2006--In the third year of its Small Grants Program, the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association announced grants of $30,000 plus $13,500 in consulting services to fifteen organizations. This year cash grants were enhanced with consulting from GISCorps which allowed for a larger number of grants and an increase in the value of grants.

Priority was given to projects in developing nations and countries with economies in transition. A team, including a representative of GISCorps, reviewed the 71 proposals and selected recipients.
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Nine grantees received $2,500 in funding from GSDI:
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National Academy of Sciences (Armenia) - Web-mapping of volcanoes
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