Ready Communities: Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction Planning and Grants

These Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction Plans were developed through the Ready Communities Grant Program to advance quality of place and workforce attraction strategies in the Indiana Uplands region.

Following plan development, Ready Communities implementation grants provided communities and organizations with resources to strategically develop programs that build quality of place, grow regional capacity for workforce development and attraction, and improve the attributes and amenities that make the Indiana Uplands a desirable place to live, work, and play.

Ready Communities News

A place for everyone: Banneker Community Center
One by one and two by two, children and parents entered the bright kitchen filled with shiny kitchen appliances at Banneker Community Center. Some kids had their aprons on. One dad helped his daughter tie her apron as more chairs were brought in to meet the growing number of little chefs signed up for the…
Connected community: MYPath project makes strides in Owen County, sets goals for regional impact
On an overcast Wednesday morning, nine people gathered at the Riverfront Trailhead of the MYPath Trail System in Owen County. The rain held off for the group’s mile-long walk along the Riverfront Trail that winds by the White River, into the wetlands restoration area, and through a lowland reforestation project before looping back around to…
Salem Heritage Park: a public/private success story
The Salem Pocket Park, now known as Heritage Park, is an excellent example of how public/private collaboration is salient to the development of innovative community assets.
Ready to Launch: The Launching Center is Eager to Welcome Teens & Prepare Them for STEM Careers
The Launching Center is ready to Launch, and the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence County is eager to welcome teens into a reimagined space that will provide transformative learning opportunities.
A New Nationally Recognized Model is Bringing Creative Financing to the Indiana Uplands
In 2019, ROI awarded a Ready Communities grant to CDFI Friendly Bloomington. In its first year, it has generated valuable partnerships with CDFIs and a pipeline of potential projects in the Indiana Uplands region.
Six quality of place projects awarded ROI Ready Communities implementation grants totaling over $1 million
ROI has awarded 6x quality of place grants in five Indiana Uplands counties in the latest round of Ready Communities Implementation Grants.
ROI extends timeline for third round of Ready Communities implementation grants
ROI is happy to share that we have extended the timeline for organizations to apply for Round 3 of the Ready Communities Implementation Grant Program.
ROI opens third round of Ready Communities implementation grants
Up to $1.14 million in grant dollars is available to advance quality of place and workforce attraction in the 11 counties of the Indiana Uplands.
Plans complete for all 11 Indiana Uplands counties
ROI is pleased to share that all 11 counties in the Indiana Uplands have completed Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction plans.
ROI awards $1.86 million in Ready Communities implementation grants
ROI has announced that 12 quality of place implementation grants have been awarded in seven counties in the Indiana Uplands as part of its Ready Communities program.
Plans complete for nine Indiana Uplands counties
ROI is pleased to share that nine counties in the Indiana Uplands have completed Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction plans.
Second round of Ready Communities implementation grants now open
Eligible organizations encouraged to attend August 6 workshop to learn guidelines, timeline, and process.
ROI opens application for first round of Ready Communities implementation grants
Ready Communities grants to enhance quality of place and workforce attraction strategies in the Indiana Uplands Regional Opportunity Initiatives (ROI) has opened up applications for its first round of Ready Communities Implementation Grants for projects in counties that have completed a Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction Plan. Three rounds of funding will be available…
ROI announces launch of $3.5 million community grant program
The Ready Communities Initiative will provide counties and communities the resources necessary to strategically plan for, develop, and implement projects and programs that build quality of place, grow regional capacity for workforce development and attraction, and improve the attributes and amenities that make the Indiana Uplands a desirable place to live, work and play.