Growing with Vision
Northeast Indiana's Awarded $50 for 'Growing with Vision' Plan
The plan, titled “Growing with Vision,” showcases Northeast Indiana’s strong economic transformation in the last decade thanks in part to opportunities such as the Regional Cities Initiative. The plan explores the significant opportunities ahead for the region, addressing the top three focus areas for economic impact: workforce growth, downtown vibrancy, and entrepreneurship and innovation.
Timeline
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On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) announced Northeast Indiana was awarded $50 million for the "Growing with Vision" plan to accelerate economic growth in the region. Read the full news release here >>
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Northeast Indiana leaders presented the Growing with Vision plan on Friday, Dec. 3 to the IEDC. The IEDC will decide which region receive funding in late 2021. Read the news release here >>
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In September 2021, the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) submitted Northeast Indiana’s regional development plan (RDP) as the 11-county area vies for up to $50 million in funding through Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) program. Read the news release here >>


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About the Growing with Vision Plan
The Northeast Indiana RDA and Local Economic Development Organizations (LEDOS), which serve as the READI steering committee, received over 130 applications. Across the region, the READI funding request totaled $439,513,646.88. Most projects submitted through the proposal process were included in the final RDP.
Additional Information
Proposals in the Growing with Vision Plan
- Adams
- Allen
- Allen County Public Library Techmobile
- Allen County Rural Facade Improvement Program
- Artrium-Rialto Creative (“ARC”) Phase II
- Arts Campus Fort Wayne, presented by Arts United
- Bluffton 1 Connector
- Boys & Girls of Fort Wayne-Jim Kelley Career Academy
- Brackenridge Village
- Building A Sound Future Campaign
- CDFI Friendly Fort Wayne
- Central YMCA/YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne
- Club 720 at The League
- Elevate Northeast Indiana / Eleven Fifty Academy at Electric Works
- Embassy Theatre Foundation, Inc
- Expanding Excellence
- Fairfield Urban Corridor Investment
- Family & Friends Fund for SE Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne Riverfront Development – Cumberland Development
- Franke Park Renaissance
- FWCS Amp Lab at Electric Works-Innovative Education for a 21st Century Workforce
- Gateway Plaza Redevelopment
- Grabill Downtown Destination Development Project
- Grand Wayne Center Addition
- Havenhurst Baseball Complex and Food Incubator
- Heartland Sings - Arts Integrated Residency Expansion
- Hope Unleashed Initiative
- Manchester University Expanding to meet NE Indiana needs in healthcare and future technology
- Mixed-Use Redevelopment of Fort Wayne’s 29-Acre North River Property
- Monroeville Housing Project
- Monroeville Industrial Park Project
- New Haven Depot (Casad)
- Northeast Indiana FAME Advanced Manufacturing (AMT) Training Program
- Oxford Village Shoppes
- Parkview Field LED Lighting Upgrade
- Project Activate Southeast Fort Wayne (P.A.S.E.)
- Pufferbelly Trail Washington Center Road to Ice Way
- Purdue University Fort Wayne Student Housing
- READI GROWTH FUND
- Regional Innovation Center
- Riverfront West
- SE Grocery Store
- Shovel READI Fund
- Spiece Fieldhouse
- Superior Street - Riverfront's Main Street
- The Parkview District Initiative
- Trine University Health Professions Education Center
- University of Saint Francis Center for Integrated Public Health Education and Research
- Village Premier
- Wells Street - Regional Draw at Neighborhood Scale
- YMCA Enterprise Zone
- DeKalb
- DeKalb County Catalyst Program Fund
- DeKalb County REAL Broadband
- DeKalb County Trail System
- Invest DeKalb
- J Kruse Education Center
- N Broadway Infrastructure Improvements
- Sewer Expansion of the State Road 8 Corridor
- The Driving Force ACDM
- The Hub
- Waterloo
- YMCA of DeKalb County Youth Development Complex
- Huntington
- Kosciusko
- LaGrange
- Noble
- Steuben
- Wabash
- Downtown Programming by Wabash Marketplace Inc.
- Eel River Pavilion
- Growth, Diversity & Inclusion Project Manager
- Heartland Career Center Expansion
- Honeywell Arts Academy
- Increasing Wabash County’s Skilled Behavioral Health Workforce
- Kentner Creek Crossing
- Living Well in Wabash County Facility Expansion
- Shared Services Model for Wabash County ECE Programs
- Town of North Manchester Water Main Extension
- Wabash County Museum West Parking Lot Upgrades
- Wabash Countywide Facade Program
- Wabash Legacy Site Development
- Wells
- Whitley
- Northeast Indiana
- 2023 Make It Your Own Mural Fest
- Expanded Implementation of Northeast Indiana Farm to School Program
- Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - World of Adventure Bamboo Forest
- Fort Wayne Civic Design Studio Partnership / Ball State University - Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning
- Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition
- JA Work & Career Readiness Initiatives
- Main Street Match
- Northeast Indiana Higher-Ed Research Consortium Connector (HERCC)
- Performing pARTners Sharing the Vision Sharing the Stage
- Poka-Bache Trail
- Project Gateway East
- Questa Scholars Program
- Start and Exit






Discover Northeast Indiana's vision for the future by downloading the Growing with Vision Plan.
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