In recent years, Michigan communities experienced a wave of major infrastructure funding opportunities from temporary programs like the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
As these funding opportunities end, budgets will tighten, application timelines will get shorter, and competition will increase.
As the funding playing field shifts, so should our perspective. Instead of grant hunting, or reacting to the newest opportunities, we should position ourselves to be ready and to hit the ground running as soon as funding is available.
What Does Grant Positioning Look Like?
- Being shovel-ready for future opportunities
- Packaging projects to meet multiple eligibility categories
- Securing matching funds through creative, layered approaches
- Building public support and telling the story of projects needing funding
- Navigating changing deadlines and program shifts with confidence
Prein&Newhof can help! We’ve prepared some tools to help with this:
- Funding Radar Check-in: We flag programs that match your project goals and let you know what’s coming.
- Shovel-Ready Checklist: A guide and checklist to make sure your project is as ready as it can be for funding.
- Story-Telling Tools: Filling out forms is the bare minimum. Identifying the story behind your project and telling that story in impactful ways will accelerate your project funding efforts.
Want a readiness review? Talk with your Prein&Newhof project manager today! Give us a call at 616-364-8491 to get started.
