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WABASH HEARTLAND INNOVATION NETWORK
Purdue University, Ivy Tech, and local partners such as the
Community Foundation were awarded a nearly $40 million grant from
Lilly Endowment, for the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN). WHIN
is comprised of 10 counties surrounding the Wabash River (Cass, Carroll,
Clinton, Benton, Fountain, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren and
White). This grant will be used to fund three initiatives of the
organization: next generation manufacturing, digital agriculture and a regional
cultivation fund.
To begin, WHIN is focusing on the regional cultivation fund
consisting of resources that will be distributed as regional priorities emerge.
The fund will be used on projects that increase education, vitality and
connectivity. In order to
gauge priorities in those areas, WHIN is asking residents of the 10-county
region to fill out a place-making survey. The responses will help guide the
selection of projects.
If you live or work in the region, please take a moment
to
fill out the survey at this link.
To learn more about WHIN click the WHIN logo above.