Press Releases

For Immediate ReleaseGrant Award

Community Connections and Center for Rural AI Awarded $494,000 OpenAI Foundation Grant to Advance AI in Rural Disability Services

October 8, 2026 · Durango, Colorado

Community Connections will use the OpenAI Foundation award to cut administrative burden in disability services, with CRAI as technical partner.

In partnership: Community Connections and the Center for Rural AI.

In partnership

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For Immediate ReleaseNew Tool Announcement

Center for Rural AI Releases Open-Source Grant Writing Assistant for Nonprofits

September 18, 2026 · Durango, Colorado

A no-code grant writing assistant built for nonprofits.

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For Immediate Release

Center for Rural AI Names Jason Strickland Head of Technology

August 15, 2026 · Durango, Colorado

Systems and data-architecture leader will steer CRAI's technical foundations and its work on AI memory and institutional knowledge.

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For Immediate Release

Center for Rural AI Joins the Colorado Thrives AI Fellows Program

June 16, 2026 · Durango, Colorado

First-of-its-kind program, launched with Anthropic and CodePath, embeds AI-native emerging talent inside Colorado organizations.

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