WHIN: Wabash Heartland Innovation Network

Indiana West Advantage and Ivy Tech Community College
$38,295 planning grant for Regional Precision Agriculture Study: Surveys the region's ag businesses and producers to determine the skills necessary in the precision ag industry; surveys and interviews key informants; and shares the results with the region.
Frontier School Corporation
$10,000 planning grant for Digital Agriculture Testbeds at Regional High Schools. Turns FFA land plots managed by partner school districts into digital agriculture testbeds and living labs for students, area farmers, and ag businesses to experiment with data collection in practice.
North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council
$242,769 Impact grant for Regional Mini-Ecosystems Broadband Project to identify infrastructure needs in the WHIN region, design a unified regional network of network infrastructure in collaboration with local ISPs, and enable broadband coverage to 80% of WHIN region.
Indiana Recycling Coalition
$95,110 planning grant for Region-wide Recycling Collection Infrastructure: Inventory & Analysis. Analyzes existing regional infrastructure for recycling collection and produces an infrastructure inventory and use-case for sensors/IoT to increase system/cost efficiency.
Tecumseh Area Partnership
$360,000 impact grant for Advancing the Next Generation for Manufacturing Competitiveness. Expands hands-on, K-12 STEM education, teaching skills and knowledge in additive manufacturing, prototyping, IoT tech, programming, robotics, logistics, design, and electronics.
The Arts Federation
$150,000 impact grant for developing WHIN Walls, a region-wide public art project through community collaboration. Commissions community-themed pieces of art and places them in prominent locations in each of the 10 WHIN counties.
Wabash River Enhancement Corporation
$35,000 planning grant for 90-Mile River Corridor Project. Directs the preliminary planning for the development of a five-county Wabash River Greenway Corridor master plan that would ultimately connect the entire 10-county region.
MSD of Warren County School Corporation
$104,663.35 planning grant for Wabash River Career & Technical Education Program, a DoE-approved, dual-credit precision ag course and externship program for juniors and seniors. Shares curriculum with all Wabash Heartland schools via a train-the-trainer model.
Eleven Fifty Academy
$99,400 planning grant for Eleven Fifty Academy to provide an analysis of the needs of the Wabash Heartland Region in order to create a pipeline of talent that can be job ready to fulfill careers that are technology focused.
Indiana West Advantage and Ivy Tech Community College
$38,295 planning grant for Regional Precision Agriculture Study: Surveys the region's ag businesses and producers to determine the skills necessary in the precision ag industry; surveys and interviews key informants; and shares the results with the region.
Frontier School Corporation
$10,000 planning grant for Digital Agriculture Testbeds at Regional High Schools. Turns FFA land plots managed by partner school districts into digital agriculture testbeds and living labs for students, area farmers, and ag businesses to experiment with data collection in practice.
North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council
$242,769 Impact grant for Regional Mini-Ecosystems Broadband Project to identify infrastructure needs in the WHIN region, design a unified regional network of network infrastructure in collaboration with local ISPs, and enable broadband coverage to 80% of WHIN region.
Indiana Recycling Coalition
$95,110 planning grant for Region-wide Recycling Collection Infrastructure: Inventory & Analysis. Analyzes existing regional infrastructure for recycling collection and produces an infrastructure inventory and use-case for sensors/IoT to increase system/cost efficiency.
Tecumseh Area Partnership
$360,000 impact grant for Advancing the Next Generation for Manufacturing Competitiveness. Expands hands-on, K-12 STEM education, teaching skills and knowledge in additive manufacturing, prototyping, IoT tech, programming, robotics, logistics, design, and electronics.
The Arts Federation
$150,000 impact grant for developing WHIN Walls, a region-wide public art project through community collaboration. Commissions community-themed pieces of art and places them in prominent locations in each of the 10 WHIN counties.
Wabash River Enhancement Corporation
$35,000 planning grant for 90-Mile River Corridor Project. Directs the preliminary planning for the development of a five-county Wabash River Greenway Corridor master plan that would ultimately connect the entire 10-county region.
MSD of Warren County School Corporation
$104,663.35 planning grant for Wabash River Career & Technical Education Program, a DoE-approved, dual-credit precision ag course and externship program for juniors and seniors. Shares curriculum with all Wabash Heartland schools via a train-the-trainer model.
Eleven Fifty Academy
$99,400 planning grant for Eleven Fifty Academy to provide an analysis of the needs of the Wabash Heartland Region in order to create a pipeline of talent that can be job ready to fulfill careers that are technology focused.
Indiana West Advantage and Ivy Tech Community College
$38,295 planning grant for Regional Precision Agriculture Study: Surveys the region's ag businesses and producers to determine the skills necessary in the precision ag industry; surveys and interviews key informants; and shares the results with the region.
Frontier School Corporation
$10,000 planning grant for Digital Agriculture Testbeds at Regional High Schools. Turns FFA land plots managed by partner school districts into digital agriculture testbeds and living labs for students, area farmers, and ag businesses to experiment with data collection in practice.
North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council
$242,769 Impact grant for Regional Mini-Ecosystems Broadband Project to identify infrastructure needs in the WHIN region, design a unified regional network of network infrastructure in collaboration with local ISPs, and enable broadband coverage to 80% of WHIN region.
Indiana Recycling Coalition
$95,110 planning grant for Region-wide Recycling Collection Infrastructure: Inventory & Analysis. Analyzes existing regional infrastructure for recycling collection and produces an infrastructure inventory and use-case for sensors/IoT to increase system/cost efficiency.
Tecumseh Area Partnership
$360,000 impact grant for Advancing the Next Generation for Manufacturing Competitiveness. Expands hands-on, K-12 STEM education, teaching skills and knowledge in additive manufacturing, prototyping, IoT tech, programming, robotics, logistics, design, and electronics.
The Arts Federation
$150,000 impact grant for developing WHIN Walls, a region-wide public art project through community collaboration. Commissions community-themed pieces of art and places them in prominent locations in each of the 10 WHIN counties.
Wabash River Enhancement Corporation
$35,000 planning grant for 90-Mile River Corridor Project. Directs the preliminary planning for the development of a five-county Wabash River Greenway Corridor master plan that would ultimately connect the entire 10-county region.
MSD of Warren County School Corporation
$104,663.35 planning grant for Wabash River Career & Technical Education Program, a DoE-approved, dual-credit precision ag course and externship program for juniors and seniors. Shares curriculum with all Wabash Heartland schools via a train-the-trainer model.
Eleven Fifty Academy
$99,400 planning grant for Eleven Fifty Academy to provide an analysis of the needs of the Wabash Heartland Region in order to create a pipeline of talent that can be job ready to fulfill careers that are technology focused.

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RCF Grant Recipients

Indiana West Advantage and Ivy Tech Community College

Frontier School Corporation

North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council

Indiana Recycling Coalition

Tecumseh Area Partnership

The Arts Federation

Wabash River Enhancement Corporation

MSD of Warren County School Corporation

Eleven Fifty Academy

RFP Master Trail Plan - Wabash River Enhancement Corp (WREC)

The Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN) has awarded $3.8 million to 20 school corporations in the ten-county WHIN region to provide broadband solutions for students who do not have adequate access to the internet for schoolwork. These funds are supporting better connectivity for students on-campus and off, enabling more interactive learning and teaching in and out of the classroom, and strengthening the region's talent pipeline for the digital world. North Central Health Services is a partner in the initiative.

E-Learning

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