{"slug": "prairiescan-awards-10-2m-to-manitoba-ai-projects", "title": "PrairiesCan Awards $10.2M to Manitoba AI Projects", "summary": "Prairies Economic Development Canada awarded more than $10.2 million to six Manitoba organizations to lower AI and automation adoption barriers for small and medium enterprises. Winnipeg adtech firm Taiv received $5 million in repayable funding to scale hardware manufacturing, while the Manitoba Construction Sector Council got over $1 million for a drone-and-sensor library. Other recipients included ExpensePoint, Mode40, Aryval, and Construction Clock.", "body_md": "Regional development funding programs remain a practical lever for lowering adoption barriers to AI and automation among small and medium enterprises, especially for hardware-dependent adtech and construction-tech providers. Reported facts: Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) announced **more than $10.2 million** in funding to six Manitoba organisations, according to a PrairiesCan news release dated July 7, 2026. Winnipeg adtech **Taiv** received **$5 million** in repayable funding, Betakit reports, to scale manufacture of its ad-replacement hardware and grow staffing as it expands in Canada and the United States. The **Manitoba Construction Sector Council** received just over **$1 million** in grant funding for a drone-and-sensor library, per PrairiesCan and CBC reporting. Additional repayable loans went to **ExpensePoint** (about **$2.3 million**), **Mode40** (about **$800,000**), **Aryval** (about **$500,000**) and **Construction Clock** (just over **$470,000**), as reported by CBC and Betakit.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/prairiescan-awards-10-2m-to-manitoba-ai-projects", "canonical_source": "https://letsdatascience.com/news/prairiescan-awards-102m-to-manitoba-ai-projects-1c482af9", "published_at": "2026-07-08 16:41:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 17:49:55.574990+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-startups", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Prairies Economic Development Canada", "Taiv", "Manitoba Construction Sector Council", "ExpensePoint", "Mode40", "Aryval", "Construction Clock", "Betakit"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/prairiescan-awards-10-2m-to-manitoba-ai-projects", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/prairiescan-awards-10-2m-to-manitoba-ai-projects.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/prairiescan-awards-10-2m-to-manitoba-ai-projects.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/prairiescan-awards-10-2m-to-manitoba-ai-projects.jsonld"}}