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You’re invited to review and comment on the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) that will guide economic development in the eight-county Central Indiana region for the next five years and help to unlock more federal funding.
Join the Indianapolis MPO virtually for one of two town halls:
Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82412228518
March 5 at 7 p.m. via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84495551242
Or review the plan anytime and leave your comments at https://www.indympo.org/whats-underway/ceds.
Development of the CEDS was led by the IMPO in collaboration with the Indy Chamber, Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), and officials from Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan and Johnson counties. The plan analyzes the region’s strengths and weaknesses and offers a vision for the future.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration requires regions to have a CEDS in place to support grant applications for funding from its ongoing programs, Economic Adjustment Assistance and Public Works Program, as well as for some emergency funding programs.
The CEDS acknowledges that the Central Indiana region has experienced considerable growth in recent years and has a wide range of assets to support ongoing success, but it also identifies challenges that could hinder future growth, including, the threat of uneven prosperity that could benefit some areas of the region more than others.
To address the region’s opportunities and challenges, the CEDS is organized around three strategic areas, with a number of supporting tactics for each area.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) defines the Comprehensive Economic Strategy (CEDS) as a strategy-driven plan for regional economic development. It is designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of a region and provides the capacity-building foundation for different sectors (private, government, non-profit) to work in conjunction with one another to create the environment for regional economic prosperity.
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