The Obama Administration recently launched Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2), a new interagency pilot initiative to strengthen local capacity and spark economic growth in local communities while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely and efficiently.
In addition to the six pilot locations, SC2 includes an Economic Visioning Challenge designed to help additional cities develop economic blueprints, which will be administered by EDA. Six cities will be competitively selected to receive a grant of approximately $1 million that they will use to administer an “X-prize style” competition, whereby they will challenge multi-disciplinary teams of experts to develop comprehensive economic and land use proposals for their city.
The Administration is currently seeking comment from the public and private sectors on the structure of the Challenge to help formulate the Federal Funding Opportunity. Interested parties should submit comments in writing by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or facsimile to (202) 482-2838 by August 9, 2011. Click here to read Federal Register Notice.Click here for more information about the four components of SC2.
