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NY Tech Firm Seeks Innovative School District, College, University for $5,000 Grant

  • By Staff
  • 06/13/17

Annese & Associates, a New York-based tech solutions integrator, is awarding a $5,000 grant to an innovative school district, college or university using technology to empower students.

The newly launched SightLine Education & Technology Grant will select a project proposal that best conveys “the expected benefits of their efforts and [seeks] to improve their project or initiative utilizing the funding to have the most impact,” according to the program website. Any educational organizations in the northeastern region of the United States, where Annese & Associates operates, is eligible to apply.  

The winner will be notified Sept. 1 and revealed at the firm’s annual IT conference SightLine 2017, taking place Oct. 17-18 in Albany, NY.

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