Gather together friends, neighbors, colleagues and fellow innovators to brainstorm ideas that could generate prosperity in our region. All ideas are welcome and valued.
If you’re having trouble figuring out the best grant type for you, please contact us. We’re here to help!
For feasibility/market studies, pre-development activities and business, workforce or innovation strategies that set you up for success in implementing projects.
For implementation projects such as workforce development, business accelerators, research commercialization endeavors, business site development, and more, as long as the projects involve two or more localities and have direct economic impact to Region 3.
Primarily for implementation projects, stronger if involving two or more regions, and designed for projects with the legs to compete for funding at the state level.
Make sure you hit all these key points in your grant application. It will help committee members evaluate your goals and make sure your plan is a good fit for Region 3.
The most successful grant applications will show a high level of collaboration with local businesses and organizations.
All three grant applications require matching dollar requirements. Be sure to explain how you intend to gather your matching funds. For more information about that specific requirement, contact us.
The most successful grant applications will show a high level of collaboration with local businesses and organizations.
The grant evaluation team will need to be able to clearly see the data that backs up the potential investment. What will the total investment cost in dollars? What is the expected return in the first year? In five years? In 10 years?
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