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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Esri and Leica just announced a Smart Communities Innovation Challenge to “foster transformational approaches to improving the productivity and efficiency of
mobile field workers” across all levels of government. Full information about the grant as well as the full grant description are available here:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please feel free to circulate in your states as state agencies as well as local governments are eligible for the grant.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Nathalie Smith</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Esri Government Team <<a href="mailto:newsletter@esri.com">newsletter@esri.com</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> August 18, 2016 at 1:50:30 PM EDT<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Are You Ready for a Challenge?</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:newsletter@esri.com">newsletter@esri.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D">Esri and
<a href="http://go.esri.com/e/82202/2016-08-18/34f2kr/229233638">Leica</a> have joined forces to spur innovation within governments. With this joint grant challenge, we are calling for governments of all types and sizes to bring forward their most inventive
ideas on how mobilizing government operations can help office staff make better informed, data-driven decisions.
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