News| NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSI TY NSU and ADC are strategic partners working together to build a stronger “ entrepreneurial ecosystem with an intentional emphasis on tech. ” NSU receives $100,000 grant to help launch Northern Startup Center Pictured, left to right: Doug Ohmer, Michael Wanous, Heath Johnson, Michael Bockorny, Hannah Walters, Erin Fouberg, Blake Day, Pat Gallagher, Alyssa Kiesow and Veronica Paulson. N ORTHERN State University has received a $100,000 grant from the Knight Foundation’s Aberdeen Fund in the South Dakota Community Foundation to help launch the Northern Startup Center, which will support local entrepreneurship and innovation. The Knight Aberdeen Fund grant complements a Venture Challenge grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to Scale program, which NSU secured in partnership with the Aberdeen Development Corporation (ADC) and the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI). The Aberdeen Area Community Foundation (AACF) assisted in securing the Knight Aberdeen Fund grant. The total Startup Center project is $1.5 million, including the $750,000 Venture Challenge grant and a $750,000 local match. The Knight Aberdeen Fund grant is a part of that local match. “The support provided by the Knight Aberdeen Fund is an investment in this crucial project and Northern’s expanding role in entrepreneurship and building stronger partnerships among and across the university, downtown Aberdeen, the Aberdeen Development Corporation, the city of Aberdeen, the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation and the NSU Foundation,” said Dr. Hannah Walters, principal investigator for the EDA grant and Knight Aberdeen Fund grant. The Startup Center, now open on the NSU campus, is currently located in Beulah Williams Library and will NORTHERN TODAY 8 FALL 2022
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