<div dir="ltr"><div>Ha! Allow me to repeat what you typed in your original announcement and answer my own question:<br><br>"Due to funding restrictions, projects must be located outside of the United States and Europe."<br><br></div>Sorry for the brain fart.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Ben West <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben@gowasabi.net" target="_blank">ben@gowasabi.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for the clarification about grant deadlines. May I also get confirmation about the requirement for applicants to be from outside the US? That caught me by surprise, with Commotion already being used in networks in Detroit and Queens.<br><br>"OTI supports projects from countries or groups that face critical human
rights challenges. Currently, projects must be located outside of the
United States."<br><br></div>Thanks again.<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Dan Staples <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danstaples@opentechinstitute.org" target="_blank">danstaples@opentechinstitute.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">We are indeed not expecting applicants to own a time-travelling<br>
DeLorean, though that could certainly be beneficial!<br>
<br>
Rounds 3 and 4 deadlines are for 2015, not 2014.<br>
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On 10/15/2014 10:28 AM, Ben West wrote:<br>
> Awesome!<br>
><br>
> Could you clarify the deadlines published on that grant announcement, if<br>
> they've been revised? The round 1 date was last month, and round 4<br>
> seems to assume one has a DeLorean. ;)<br>
><br>
> Project ideas due dates:<br>
><br>
> Round 1: September 15, 2014<br>
> Round 2: December 15, 2014<br>
> Round 3: February 15, 2014<br>
> Round 4: April 15, 2014<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Dan Staples<br>
> <<a href="mailto:danstaples@opentechinstitute.org" target="_blank">danstaples@opentechinstitute.org</a><br>
</span><span>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:danstaples@opentechinstitute.org" target="_blank">danstaples@opentechinstitute.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> The Open Technology Institute is pleased to announce its first call for<br>
> proposals from groups interested in implementing Commotion-based<br>
> wireless mesh networks in their communities. This project is supported<br>
> by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs at the United<br>
> States Department of State. Due to funding restrictions, projects must<br>
> be located outside of the United States and Europe.<br>
><br>
> Promising projects can apply for funds up to $10,000 USD. Projects<br>
> should be completed within six months of a grant award.<br>
><br>
> We encourage proposals that will build strong community coalitions,<br>
> address critical challenges to human rights and serve traditionally<br>
> marginalized communities.<br>
><br>
> Check out the full call for proposals for more details:<br>
> <a href="https://commotionwireless.net/blog/2014/10/08/call-for-proposals-small-grants/" target="_blank">https://commotionwireless.net/blog/2014/10/08/call-for-proposals-small-grants/</a><br>
><br>
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> Dan Staples<br>
><br>
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