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Dakota State University
reaches out to the community to provide services
and expertise. This outreach has assisted a
number of companies, educational institutions,
non-profit organizations, and government
entities.
The University’s Outreach
Services group includes Technology Support
Services (TSS), the K-12 Data Center, the South
Dakota Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Center, the State Technology Transfer Research (STTR)
program, and the Non-Profit Management Institute
(NPMI).
Technology Support Services
Technology Support Services
(TSS) facilitates economic development through
technology innovation. TSS can assist
businesses, K-12 schools, government agencies,
and non-profit organizations. TSS can provide
workshops, consulting and/or direct services in
custom computer programming, computer support,
training, and information assurance.
K-12 Data Center
The K-12 Data Center helps
educational entities to enhance their
technology. The Center offers technology
services to South Dakota's K-12 educational
community including public schools, tech
schools, cooperatives, multi-districts, etc. The
Center provides consistent, cost-effective
services including email and calendars, email
list services, web hosting, course management,
streaming media, a help desk for the schools,
and more.
South
Dakota Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Center
The SBIR Center helps small
South Dakota businesses, inventors, and
entrepreneurs to access federal funding for
researching and developing new products and
processes. Eleven federal agencies participate
in the SBIR program. Nearly $2.5 billion was
awarded to American-owned small businesses in
2005.
State Technology
Transfer Research (STTR)
A sister program to the
SBIR is the STTR program. This program partners
university researchers with small businesses.
STTR funded research is focused on transferring
technologies developed at universities to the
private sector.
Non-Profit
Management Institute
The Non-Profit Management
Institute (NPMI) helps non-profit organizations
in South Dakota to seek grants to fund various
activities. Each year it hosts grant writing
workshops for non-profits.
For more information about
Outreach Services, please contact Senior Secretary Dianne
Halverson at 605-256-5555
dianne.halverson@dsu.edu.
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