Stevens County MIRC seeks requests for proposals

The Stevens County MIRC Committee seeks proposals from community organizations (local units of government and not-for-profit organizations, including health care facilities and schools ) for projects that increase broadband use for the benefit of the citizens of Stevens County. Private, for-profit entities can participate in partnership with eligible organizations. Those wishing to submit a proposal must do so by 4 p.m, Thursday, 30 September 2010. Applicants can request up to $20,000.

Projects that provide widespread community benefits and that are open to large numbers of community members are not required to provide matching funds. Examples of these types of projects would include computer and Internet training, community organization web site development and/or training, e-commerce training, etc. Projects that primarily benefit individual organizations are required to provide 1:1 cash match. This would include application development or network improvements, including proposals to launch a tele-health application for the local hospital, a web server for a unit of government or new e-commerce capable web site for the chamber of commerce.

For more information, contact Michael Haynes, Executive Director, Stevens County Economic Improvement Commission, Inc., sceic@hometownsolutions.net, www.sceic.org, Telephone 320.585.2609, Fax 320.585.4814, 507 Atlantic Avenue, Morris, MN 56267.

Download RFP form.