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Ball State Economic Development Course

Geoff [email protected]

Office of Community and Rural Affairs

Ball State Economic Development Course 2015

Mission

Assist communities in achieving their vision for community and economic development


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Who We Are

Geoff SchomackerDirector of Project Development &

Community Affairs

Megan Zarazee Operations Manager

Corrie ScottAdministrative

Assistant

Executive Director

Colette GriffinProject Manager

Matt CrouchProject Manager

Shae KmicikewyczProgram Manager

Kathleen Weissenberger

State CDBG Director



North Central DistrictTBH

Tipton, Howard, Miami, Cass, Fulton, St. Joseph, Marshall, Wabash, Grant, Elkhart, Kosciusko

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OCRA Builds Community Capacity




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Stellar Communities

Community Readiness Initiative

Indiana Shovel Ready Certification

Indiana Main Street

Small Cities and Towns Community Development Block Grant

Community Entrepreneurship Initiative

Hometown Collaboration Initiative

Place Based Investment Fund

Downtown Enhancement Grant

Main Street/ Downtown Revitalization Program

Bicentennial Torch Relay

Community Conversation Facilitation

Selected Programs and Services

Hometown Collaboration Initiative







Topics Covered with the Coordinating Team




Three HCI Building Blocks




HCI Building Blocks Options




Benefits to Communities



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Help communities understand

“where they are,” so they can develop grounded policies

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“where they can legitimately go”

to sustain economic self-sufficiency.

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Community Readiness Initiative• Step 1: Contact OCRA • Step 2:Leadership Alignment Assessment 1

• Step 3:Community Alignment Assessment 1

• Step 4: Preliminary PwR3 Findings 2

• Step 5: Grounded Development PoliciesNotes:

1 Lesser-aligned communities are directed to summits before advancing

2 PwR3 analysis provides grounded development policies in the areas of (P)roduction, (W)arehouse/Dist, (R)ecreation, (R)etail, and (R)esidential




Measure Relative Alignment• Leadership with Quantitative Economic Data• Community with Quantitative Economic Data• Leadership with Community




Community Leadership

Economic Data

Indiana Main Street• To encourage economic development,

redevelopment, and improvement of the downtown areas of Indiana cities and towns. The program is founded on community and economic development that emphasizes the preservation and development of traditional downtown resources.

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Main Street Four Point Approach

• Organization:• It is the backbone of the organizational structure

• Design• It provides the tangible improvements in the

downtown. What you can see, touch, and feel• Promotion

• Focuses on shopping downtown and downtown tourism. Getting people to shop, work, dine, and visit downtown

• Economic Restructuring• Focuses on assisting existing downtown businesses and

attracting new businesses

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Indiana’s Stellar CommunitiesA first of its kind collaboration between:

Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA)Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)

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Program Overview• Stellar Communities embodies collaborative

government partnerships to successfully leverage state and federal funding from multiple agencies to undertake large-scale comprehensive community vitality projects

• This is a flexible program designed to assist prepared communities with their vision for community and economic development

• Designated communities will have the benefit of non-competitive funds. Please note that a community cannot participate in regular competitive programs during the stellar cycle

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Program Goals• Foster regional investments

• Improve quality of life through comprehensive and transformative investments

• Encourage sustainability and capacity building

• Highlight effective and strong civic leadership and community support In

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2014 Finalists

2011-2014 DesigneesIndianapolis

Stellar Communities Designees and Finalists

2015Stellar Communities

Informational WebinarFriday January 30 1:30-3:30

Register www.OCRA.IN.GOV




Place Based Investment Fund

• Primary Focus Is Collaboration• Development of Unique Crowd Venue• Enhancement of Existing Gathering Places




• Increases recognition from site selectors• Three Tiers: Gold, Silver and Standard• Expedited Permitting Process• Consistent set of standards for sites• County controlled Site Selector database• New online application with support from OCRA




Questions?



Contact Information317.233.3762

One N Capitol, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204

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Documents

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community prosperity

economic growth

business location process

rural affairsshovel

competitive communities

industrial sites

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