# PrairiesCan Awards $10.2M to Manitoba AI Projects > Source: > Published: 2026-07-08 16:41:59+00:00 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.