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CUPPAD’s Second Annual “Prosperous Places” Grant Program What is Place Making? Place Making is a community-based approach to the planning, design and management of spaces that have local and regional importance. It involves the discovery and implementation of practices that make our communities distinctive, economically viable, accessible, and visually pleasing. Place making capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration and potential, creating good public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and economic well-being. Rationale: The Prosperous Grant Program of CUPPAD’s Regional Prosperity Collaborative aims to build a thriving future for Central Upper Peninsula communities through a competitive grant program to create places where people want to live, work, and play. Supporting small scale but highly impactful initiatives on behalf of municipalities, DDAs, or other eligible nonprofit groups to create vibrant public places will assist downtowns, parks, neighborhoods, plazas, or any other public gathering space enhance its sense of place which in turn increases the community’s competitive advantage. Eligible Applicants: Any city, village, township, or county government within Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee, or Schoolcraft Counties. Additionally, Main Street Programs, Tourism Bureaus, Parks and Recreation Boards, Nonprofit Community Based Development Organizations such as Chambers of Commerce within the regional boundary of the Central Upper Peninsula. Current CUPPAD Members are given priority. Eligible Activities: Incorporating the “Power of Ten”: a great place itself needs to offer at least 10 things to do or 10 reasons to be there (place to sit, art to touch, music to hear, food to eat, history to experience, people to meet, place to read, areas to play, people to watch, place to shop, things to learn, paths to walk). Applicants should consider this grant as an opportunity to assist in achieving The Power of Ten. Projects should be about creating high quality places that promote sustainable, resilient, human-scale, pedestrianoriented, bicycle-friendly transportation options, mixed-use, green and public spaces, recreation, arts and culture, historic preservation, and broad civic engagement. Preference given to strategic investment in a Place Making Strategy previously prioritized and/or identified in a plan document such as a Master, Recreation, Capital, or DDA Plan. Examples may include: Community Gardens Community gardens have the potential to beautify vacant lots, augment local food supplies and enhance the urban environment in a variety of ways. Parklets Parklets are mini-parks created by extending an existing sidewalk into a parking spot(s) to create a space for outdoor seating and more. Farmer Markets From small neighborhood spots to urban market districts, farmers markets are great community gathering places; are economically sustainable; and have a broad impact on their community’s development. Pocket Parks & Mini-Parks. Small parks usually created on a single vacant building lot or on small, irregular pieces of land. Pedestrian Plazas/Walkways Plazas create a great place for residents to gather, sit and relax and could help to revitalize downtown areas. . Trails & Paths In addition to creating a place to gather, trails help to preserve and restore open spaces and provide opportunities for physical activity to improve fitness and mental health. Playgrounds Playgrounds can range from traditional, many of which are need of revitalization, to creation of new ones in vacant lots.. Dog Parks Dog parks, where not only dogs gather and play, but so too do their owners and residents. Another way to convert vacant space to community places. Alley Activations Activating alleys to include seating, murals, art, lighting, landscaping, markets, events and much more provides a great place for the community to gather and to draw people to local businesses. Murals and Public Art Animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired. Seating Seating helps to insure that people relax, linger and stay in a place. Wayfinding Signage Kiosks and signage at trailheads, paths and downtowns can help people know where they are, and how to find community facilities, tourism, cultural and recreational areas. Little Free Libraries Residents can build one or more across their community. And More. There are a variety of other amenities to add to enhance a place and make it a destination including flowers and trees, tables, street furniture, bike racks, game boards, pergolas, grills, fire pits, fountains, interactive instruments/toys, and lighting. Examples of Ineligible Activities: Projects that generally don’t impact the public sphere, or fulfill the “Rule of Ten” will not be eligible examples including: Infrastructure or public works project, street repair, lighting, sidewalks, parking lots, bus stop, etc. Indoor facilities such as YMCAs, libraries, community centers, etc. Recreational Areas without multi-functions such as baseball & soccer fields, tennis courts Marketing Activities Media or PR Campaigns Places with limited access (i.e., Monday – Friday; 9 am to 5 pm). Temporary or seasonal projects (space should be available year round) Places for a select group of users (i.e. students, athletes, elderly). Grant Amounts: $500 to $5,000 with a 1:1 match requirement (cash or in-kind). Careful consideration will be given to: Project is part of a community place making or revitalization project and addresses a community challenge. Space/site enables documentation of both a before and after photo. Project is accessible to the whole community and all residents. Project has other community partners and funding. Includes a budget and plans for gap funding. Includes a design concept/plan, if applicable. The potential impact of the request and the number of people who will benefit. An imaginative and experimental approach. The extent of local volunteer involvement and support for the project. The fulfillment of widely perceived community needs. Demonstrated need for financial support. Documentation of how project will meet local, state, and federal laws, if applicable, including local Zoning, Site Plan Review, Department of Health, Building Rehabilitation Code, etc. For more information, contact Emilie Schada at the Central Upper Peninsula Regional Planning Commission (CUPPAD) at [email protected] or (906) 786-9234 ext. 1380.