The Adrian Kiwanis Ted Durst Trailhead Park will be completed and ready for the public in Spring 2015 thanks to a unique partnership and a cutting edge way to raise funds. The City, together with the Adrian Kiwanis Club, utilized
Five Public Projects Funded Through New MEDC Crowdfunding Match Program, 4 More In The Works! What’s Your Project?
The Public Spaces Community Places program is the most exciting initiative coming out of the State right now – helping fund local public projects – with the help of crowdfunding – that support the activation of space in communities. And
Adrian and Grand Rapids Poised to Get State Money for Public Projects Through Crowdfunding Campaign
Public projects in the cities of Adrian and Grand Rapids could get $25,000 and $10,000 respectively from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation if they raise as much in an online crowdfunding campaign which kicked off this week. These two new
Public Projects Succeeding in Public Spaces Community Places Crowdfunding Matching Grant Program
The newly created program, Public Spaces Community Places, is off to a successful start already – with it’s first two projects reaching their “raise” amount and succeeding in getting the dollar for dollar matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development
Marquette Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Awesome Skatepark
Marquette has an awesome downtown skatepark, but they’d like to make it even more awesome for the community. So the city has set out on a quest to raise additional funds through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Public Spaces Community Places
First Public Spaces Community Places Project Surpasses Crowdfunding Target
The first Public Spaces Community Places project , the Green Alley in Midtown Detroit, has surpassed its crowdfunding target goal of $50,000, raising $52,290! This means they’ll be eligible for an additional $50,000 matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development
Midtown Detroit’s Green Alley Project is Pilot Public Spaces Community Places Crowdfunding Effort!
The Green Alley project, by Midtown Detroit Inc, is the pilot project for an innovative new program launched today! The Public Spaces Community Places program was launched today, June 25th, by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, in conjunction with the Michigan
Katharine Czarnecki of MEDC talks about One of a Kind Crowdfunding Matching Grant for Placemaking Projects
On June 25th, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a new crowdfunding initiative which allows local communities and non-profits to access state funding for public space projects. The program – Public Spaces and Community Places, was developed in conjunction with