This federal initiative, the Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge, aims to empower cities experiencing chronic economic distress. It supports them in developing innovative economic development proposals and actionable plans. Participating cities will host competitions, inviting multidisciplinary teams to submit cutting-edge ideas to address persistent economic challenges. Financial prizes will be awarded to top-ranked proposals and plans, fostering comprehensive strategies for long-term economic growth, job creation, and community prosperity. The grant seeks to generate tailored economic solutions that meet the specific needs of recipient cities, leveraging diverse expertise to drive urban revitalization.
Opportunity ID: 176893
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2012SC2 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Regional Development |
| Category Explanation: | Challenge Competition |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.307 — Economic Adjustment Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 22, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only cities that have a current population of at least 100,000 persons residing within their official municipal boundaries as of the 2010 Census are eligible to apply under this FFO. Cities must also meet EDA’s economic distress criteria as outlined in section IV.A of this FFO. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Economic Development Administration |
| Description: | The Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge (SC2 Pilot Challenge) is designed to assist cities experiencing chronic economic distress with leveraging innovative ideas and approaches from diverse perspectives to create and adopt actionable economic development proposals and plans. These proposals and plans will be based on a comprehensive understanding of local, regional, and global economic realities and aim to foster long-term economic development, job creation, and community prosperity. Each city selected for an award under this FFO will hold challenge competitions that will incentivize teams of professionals from various fields related to economic development (Multidisciplinary Teams) to submit economic development proposals that outline how cutting-edge concepts and ideas could be applied to address the persistent economic development challenges faced by the city.Each city will award financial prizes to the Multidisciplinary Teams submitting the top three economic development proposals as rated by city-selected evaluation panels, and will invite two to six Multidisciplinary Teams to develop robust economic development plans, which will provide greater detail on the strategies that each city should employ to adopt the innovative ideas contained in the submitted economic development proposals. The Multidisciplinary Team submitting the highest ranked economic development plan is expected to receive a financial prize. The ultimate product under this FFO will be a set of strategies derived from submitted economic development plans that meet the specific needs of each recipient city. See section II.B of this FFO for additional information.The anticipated project period for the SC2 Pilot Challenge is 18 months, and will begin on October 1, 2012. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SC2 Challenge Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
sc2challenge@eda.gov
Email:sc2challenge@eda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| SC2 Challenge Website URL updated | Jun 14, 2012 | |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2012SC2 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Regional Development |
| Category Explanation: | Challenge Competition |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.307 — Economic Adjustment Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 22, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only cities that have a current population of at least 100,000 persons residing within their official municipal boundaries as of the 2010 Census are eligible to apply under this FFO. Cities must also meet EDA’s economic distress criteria as outlined in section IV.A of this FFO. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Economic Development Administration |
| Description: | The Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge (SC2 Pilot Challenge) is designed to assist cities experiencing chronic economic distress with leveraging innovative ideas and approaches from diverse perspectives to create and adopt actionable economic development proposals and plans. These proposals and plans will be based on a comprehensive understanding of local, regional, and global economic realities and aim to foster long-term economic development, job creation, and community prosperity. Each city selected for an award under this FFO will hold challenge competitions that will incentivize teams of professionals from various fields related to economic development (Multidisciplinary Teams) to submit economic development proposals that outline how cutting-edge concepts and ideas could be applied to address the persistent economic development challenges faced by the city.Each city will award financial prizes to the Multidisciplinary Teams submitting the top three economic development proposals as rated by city-selected evaluation panels, and will invite two to six Multidisciplinary Teams to develop robust economic development plans, which will provide greater detail on the strategies that each city should employ to adopt the innovative ideas contained in the submitted economic development proposals. The Multidisciplinary Team submitting the highest ranked economic development plan is expected to receive a financial prize. The ultimate product under this FFO will be a set of strategies derived from submitted economic development plans that meet the specific needs of each recipient city. See section II.B of this FFO for additional information.The anticipated project period for the SC2 Pilot Challenge is 18 months, and will begin on October 1, 2012. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SC2 Challenge Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
sc2challenge@eda.gov
Email:sc2challenge@eda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2012SC2 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Regional Development |
| Category Explanation: | Challenge Competition |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.307 — Economic Adjustment Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 22, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only cities that have a current population of at least 100,000 persons residing within their official municipal boundaries as of the 2010 Census are eligible to apply under this FFO. Cities must also meet EDA’s economic distress criteria as outlined in section IV.A of this FFO. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Economic Development Administration |
| Description: | The Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge (SC2 Pilot Challenge) is designed to assist cities experiencing chronic economic distress with leveraging innovative ideas and approaches from diverse perspectives to create and adopt actionable economic development proposals and plans. These proposals and plans will be based on a comprehensive understanding of local, regional, and global economic realities and aim to foster long-term economic development, job creation, and community prosperity.
Each city selected for an award under this FFO will hold challenge competitions that will incentivize teams of professionals from various fields related to economic development (Multidisciplinary Teams) to submit economic development proposals that outline how cutting-edge concepts and ideas could be applied to address the persistent economic development challenges faced by the city. Each city will award financial prizes to the Multidisciplinary Teams submitting the top three economic development proposals as rated by city-selected evaluation panels, and will invite two to six Multidisciplinary Teams to develop robust economic development plans, which will provide greater detail on the strategies that each city should employ to adopt the innovative ideas contained in the submitted economic development proposals. The Multidisciplinary Team submitting the highest ranked economic development plan is expected to receive a financial prize. The ultimate product under this FFO will be a set of strategies derived from submitted economic development plans that meet the specific needs of each recipient city. See section II.B of this FFO for additional information. The anticipated project period for the SC2 Pilot Challenge is 18 months, and will begin on October 1, 2012. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SC2 Challenge Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
sc2challenge@eda.gov
Email:sc2challenge@eda.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 176893 Full Announcement-2 -> sc2 ffo — 6-15-2012 — final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | sc2challenge@eda.gov Email: sc2challenge@eda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.307 | PKG00127170 | Jul 23, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
176893 SF424-2.0.pdf
176893 CD511-1.1.pdf
176893 SF424B-1.1.pdf
176893 SF424A-1.0.pdf
176893 ED_900-1.0.pdf
Share This Post, Choose Your Platform!
About the Author: osnqt
