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Grant Options <br /> The state of Florida does not have a central GIS committee that offers cooperative funding <br /> for local governments. However, numerous federal programs could provide funds for <br /> specific GIS projects . The following lists some federal agencies and organizations that offer <br /> grant-based funds. <br /> Federal Geographic Data Committee offers three funding options: <br /> • Cooperative agreements for projects that will establish clearinghouses to find and <br /> access geospatial data , develop standards related to geographic data, implement <br /> educational programs to increase awareness and understanding of the National <br /> Spatial Data Infrastructure, and build or strengthen relationships among organizations <br /> to support digital geographic data coordination . <br /> • Framework demonstration projects that support efforts to implement and test the <br /> data, technology, and organizational aspects of the framework. Consortia propose <br /> projects in which their members work together to produce, maintain , and <br /> disseminate framework data needed for national , regional , state, and local analyses. <br /> • The National Spatial Data Infrastructure ( NSDI ) Benefits program funds cooperative <br /> projects that assess the impact of interorganizational cooperation and data sharing <br /> to address important issues or solve problems over a particular geographic area . <br /> Projects may focus on environmental , economic, social, or cultural problems. <br /> Technology Opportunity Program (TOP) <br /> • National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) Provides <br /> matching grants for projects that improve the quality of, and the public's access to, <br /> education , health care, public safety, and other community-based services . Grants <br /> are used to purchase equipment for connection to networks, including computers , <br /> video conferencing systems, network routers, and telephones; to buy software for _ <br /> organizing and processing all kinds of information , including computer graphics and <br /> databases: to train staff, users, and others in the use of equipment and software; to <br /> purchase communications services, such as Internet access; to evaluate the projects; <br /> and to disseminate the project's findings . <br /> Environmental Protection Agency <br /> • EPA's State, Local and Tribal Projects section includes programs that provide support <br /> for open space preservation, parks creation, brownfields clean up, water quality <br /> improvement, environmental protection, and pollution prevention . The Agency also <br /> offers funding opportunities related to specific geographic regions , as well as <br /> environmental management, financing, and technology. <br /> 9-9 <br /> GIS Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Chapter 9 - Three-Year Phased Implementation Plan <br />