Company Website: https://www.colorado.gov/
DENVER -- (Business Wire)

The Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) has awarded more than $103,000 in micro-grant funding to 25 local governments across the State of Colorado. Each year, SIPA provides grant opportunities to help Colorado governments implement new technologies and digital government services. A major portion of the grant funding is made possible by the self-funded contract with Colorado Interactive.

SIPA received more than 120 applications from state agencies, counties, municipalities, universities, public schools, and special districts this year. The micro-grant funds are available for equipment, systems, services, project planning and implementation and human resources that fall within the grant scope.

"SIPA is proud to be able to give back to the Colorado governments that make up our customers. These grants represent SIPA's commitment to our partners and to the State of Colorado," said Jack Arrowsmith, SIPA Executive Director.

The grant ceremony was held at the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center in Denver following SIPA’s 6th Annual User Conference on March 29, 2016.

The 2015 SIPA micro-grant recipients include: City of Fort Collins, City of Idaho Springs, City of Leadville, City of Wray, City of Yuma, Clear Creek County Library District, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Department of Public Safety (3), Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado State University - Pueblo, La Veta Fire Protection District, Logan County, Pueblo County, Secretary of State, Town of De Beque, Town of Estes Park, Town of Moffat, Town of Mountain Village, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Yuma County. Since the grant program inception in 2010, SIPA has awarded more than 125 grants totaling over $600,000.

About SIPA

Established in 2004 by the Colorado General Assembly, the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) is a self-funded government organization created to be Colorado's single most comprehensive delivery channel for electronic government (eGovernment) services. SIPA strives to accelerate the adoption of efficient, effective electronic government services by placing more government information and services online to benefit the citizens of Colorado. In addition to free websites, payment processing setup and event registration software, SIPA provides technology solutions including: Google Apps, security assessments, video streaming/archiving, online learning portal, eSignature, CRM, CMS and more. For more information about SIPA, please visit www.colorado.gov/sipa.

About Colorado Interactive

Colorado Interactive is the team behind the official website of the state of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov) and is overseen by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority. The portal operates through a public-private partnership between the state and Colorado Interactive to help Colorado government entities web-enable their services. Colorado Interactive builds, operates, maintains, and markets Colorado.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC's (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The Company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the "100 Best Small Companies in America" six times, and the Company has been included four times on the Barron's 400 Index. Additional information is available at https://www.egov.com

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Contacts:

Colorado Interactive, LLC
Elizabeth Chandler-Vos, PMP, 303-534-3468
Marketing & Communications Director
echandlervos@egov.com
or
Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority
Beth Justice, 720-409-5636
Sales & Marketing Manager
beth@cosipa.gov

Source: Colorado Interactive