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<b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Stephen Abbott Pugh <<a href="mailto:stephen.abbottpugh@okfn.org" target="_blank">stephen.abbottpugh@okfn.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 16 January 2020 23:04<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:partners@data4sdgs.org" target="_blank">partners@data4sdgs.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GPSDD Partners] Launching the Open Data Day 2020 mini-grant scheme<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Dear GPSDD partners,<u></u><u></u></p>
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The Open Knowledge Foundation is happy to announce the <a href="https://blog.okfn.org/2020/01/16/announcing-the-launch-of-the-open-data-day-2020-mini-grant-scheme/" target="_blank">
launch of the mini-grant scheme for Open Data Day 2020</a>.<br>
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This scheme will provide small funds to support the organisation of open data-related events across the world on Saturday 7th March 2020.<u></u><u></u></p>
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To be awarded a mini-grant, events must fit into one of the four Open Data Day tracks: <u></u><u></u></p>
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1) Environmental data <u></u><u></u></p>
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2) Tracking public money flows <u></u><u></u></p>
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3) Open mapping <u></u><u></u></p>
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4) Data for equal development<u></u><u></u></p>
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Thanks to the generous support of this year’s mini-grant funders – Datopian, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Hivos, the Latin American Open Data Initiative (ILDA), Mapbox, Open Contracting Partnership and the World Resources Institute – we will be looking
to give out 60 mini-grants this year.<br>
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Applications for the mini-grant scheme must be submitted before midnight GMT on Sunday 9th February 2020 via filling in
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftekIb4Rn-W62RkWsDHeSKu1VD3QaWmlDNdhmfdaKItkoCSQ/viewform" target="_blank">
this form</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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I hope that some of your organisations or those in your networks will be keen on applying for a mini-grant this year to support Open Data Day-related events all across the world.<u></u><u></u></p>
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I would appreciate any and all help with spreading the word about this opportunity.<u></u><u></u></p>
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Many thanks<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#222222">Stephen Abbott Pugh</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#222222">Email: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1155cc"><a href="mailto:stephen.abbottpugh@okfn.org" target="_blank">stephen.abbottpugh@okfn.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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