The Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process inventories all economic-development related projects in Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford counties, through the annual development of a Project List that identifies projects that may be eligible for EDA funding or other related funding programs.
The 2015 Project List expands upon the annual process to include the Regional Prosperity Initiative and the Framework for Our Future: A Regional Prosperity Plan for Northwest Michigan. A wide range of locally-driven activities and projects, from planning initiatives to new housing construction to the development of business incubators or food innovation districts, can help to implement the community-identified goals included in the Framework for Our Future.
To ensure that local projects are eligible for state and federal funding, the CEDS and Framework for Our Future project list will identify projects, as submitted by community partners, that have regional impacts on Northwest Michigan’s transportation, housing, economy, arts and culture, recreation, food and farming, natural resources, and talent assets.
Because inclusion in the project list will be an important factor as the State of Michigan and the EDA prioritize funding assistance for projects, your community’s participation in this process is critical.
To submit a project for the Framework for Our Future and CEDS project list, please complete the following survey form. Please feel free to submit multiple forms.
If you have any questions or would like to submit a project by mail or email, please contact:
Scott Gest
Regional Planner
(231)929-5000
PO Box 506, Traverse City, MI 49685-0506 scottgest@networksnorthwest.org
For more information on the Framework for Our Future or the Regional Prosperity Initiative, please visit www.networksnorthwest.org/rpi
For more information on the CEDS process and requirements, please visit www.networksnorthwest.org/ceds