The AIM Institute is interested in forging partnerships with businesses, nonprofits and educational institutions throughout the region to promote AIM's mission to support community growth related to information technology. Toward that end AIM works with its partners to find and procure federal funds for programs that benefit its partners and are consistent with AIM's mission.

Grant Proposal Development 

The AIM Institute works with partners in person, over the phone, and via the Internet to develop successful grant proposals. The first step is to understand both the Request for Proposal (RFP) and the goal(s) for the grant.

The grant writing service includes: assessing the needs of the partner and the target population, developing program goals and objectives based on the RFP, and organizing the production of the proposal. The AIM Team composes the grant content, prepares documents for submission, works with the partner to ensure accuracy of organizational content, submits the document to the funding agency through hard copy or e-submission (as appropriate), and provides follow-up.

Cost of Services 

The AIM Institute writes grants for community and educational partners that further the AIM mission and help with the economic development of the region by bringing in funds. AIM will be a partner on these grants by providing evaluation and IT services to the program for a percentage of the funding.

State and Federal Grant Proposal 

The Grant Team at the AIM Institute has years of combined experience in grant proposal writing and program development/management for a broad base of public funding streams, including, but not limited to:

• Technology ( Community Technology Centers and Technology Opportunity Centers )
• Education
• Employment
• Job Training
• Health and Human Services
• Economic Development (Rural and Urban)
• HeadStart (Early HS and HS)
• Rural Health
• Health
• Nursing
• Science and Math
• Healthy Marriages
• Community Development
• Youth Development 

Grant Recipients

AIM has partnered with a number of schools and organizations to develop grant proposals that are currently funded.  Among these grant partners are:

• Omaha Public Schools
• South Sioux City Community Schools
• Council Bluffs School District
• Papillion La Vista School District
• Gage County Public Schools
• Metropolitan Community College
• Northeast Community College
• Central Community College
• Western Nebraska Community College
• Mid Plains Community College
• Southeast Community College
• Iowa Western Community College
• Western Iowa Tech Community College
• Southeast Technical Institute
• North Dakota State College of Science
• United Methodist Mission for Justice
• Omaha Housing Authority
• Greater Omaha Community Action
• Together, Inc. 

For more information, contact:

Rod Armstrong
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
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