READI 2.0 Guidance
IN-Specific | Arts & Culture Initiative | Plan Implementation
Application Advice
We've been out in the field as you build your applications. Wow, there are a lot of questions. Here's how we've been answering them. Holler if you need help.
Getting Started
As the IEDC rolls out funding opportunities, remember that they are only first step in a long race toward success. Arts & Culture plan implementation is a team sport, and should work at the region, county, community, and even the organizational and individual levels. So, a few suggestions for getting started with plan implementation:
Roll Out
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Host discussions and presentations of your region's plan for key stakeholders in each of the counties to build buy-in and early action steps
Begin Implementation & Support Early Action
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Facilitate first meetings to start new networks
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Host webinars in support of the Arts & Culture Initiative and offer proposal review
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Take it In
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Read your region's plan and discuss it as a group
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Dive into the information for your county, and add to it
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Dive into the other counties, to find new opportunities
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Look for connections to your mission and existing plans
Act On It
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Publicly endorse your region's plan
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Use resources provided to learn more and guide your organization
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Set goals that align with your region's plan
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Community Foundations & Tourism
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Start a Coffee & Calendars-like group in your county
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Call your peers across the region, convene, and start discussing your region's plan
Economic Development
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Invite the creative sector to join you in touring empty and underused buildings / sites to inventory them throughout the county (downtowns and elsewhere) and share ideas for their use
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Main Street
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Take the Downtown Revitalization Readiness Assessment
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Convene key stakeholders to discuss your region's plan and the assessment
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Host walking tours for key stakeholders to better know your assets and identify opportunities together
Civic Organizations
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Join in when the community foundation, economic development, tourism, Main Street, or arts and culture anchor calls
Local Government
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Review the ideas in [POST]
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Learn about and explore public policy and funding available to you
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Meet with the creative sector to understand its strengths and challenges
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Arts Nonprofits & Groups
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Call your peers across the region, convene, and start discussing your region's plan
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Join the local Chamber of Commerce, Main Street, and related
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Get to know the leaders for all of the above, then get a seat their table
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Join in the conversations and tours OR take the lead in getting them started (don’t wait for others)
Artists & Creative Businesses
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Check out offerings from IAC, IEDC, and your local SBA
Public Libraries, Historic Societies & Museums
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Call your peers across the region, convene, and start discussing your region's plan
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Get Inspired, Learn Something New, & Share the Plan
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Read something from The Toolkit or The Library, then keep exploring
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Call a friend and talk about your region's plan
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Do something on this list of things that don’t require anyone’s permission
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Initiative Overview
The READI 2.0 Arts & Culture Initiative is a $65 million statewide investment supporting arts and culture-driven projects across Indiana’s READI 2.0 regions.
The program is administered by the IEDC in partnership with the IAC, and made possible through generous support from the Lilly Endowment Inc. It was developed in consultation with Public Sphere Projects.
The READI 2.0 Arts & Culture Initiative advances projects that:
strengthen regional identity,
quality of life,
creative workforce development, and
long-term community vitality.
Important Dates
While these were copied from the IAC portal, you should not rely on them as definitive. Only IEDC and IAC can provide official dates and deadlines.
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Feb 10 – Kickoff Webinar : RECORDING & PPT SLIDES (in Vimeo)
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Feb 16 – Portal Opens : PREVIEW THE APPLICATION (PDF)
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Apr 15 – Application Deadline (5:00 PM ET)
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May 5 – Regional Review Complete
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May 15 – Asynchronous State Panel Review Begins
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Late Jun TBD – IEDC Board Approval
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Jul 1 – Award Notifications Issued
Cheat Sheet !
Finding Official Info
To access Arts & Culture Initiative program documents:
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Click "Arts & Culture" where you'll find:
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Program Guidelines (v.2 - 2/23)
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Application & Evaluation Rubric (v.2 - 2/23)
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Budget Template (downloadable)
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Review Process (v.2 - 2/23)
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Click "Region Plans" to access all 15!
Other Helpful Information
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Home contains the interactive map of regions
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Projects has details about all funded projects
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About has more background on READI
Take care to steer clear of the archived (aka outdated) details under Program Information > LEI Grant
Indiana Arts Commission (IAC)
To access the Initiative grant application:
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Go to "Funding" on the IAC site
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Scroll down to Online Grant Portal
IAC also has an incredible amount of resources to support this work. Many of these are embedded throughout the Resource Hub on this website.
Questions about...
Program & Eligibility (IEDC), contact:
nkouton@iedc.in.gov and heyoung@iedc.in.gov
Grant Portal Technical Support (IAC), contact:
Your Region's Plan
ATTENTION
Arts & Culture folks
Your READI Region & CONTACTS
ARE NOT
your IAC Region & CONTACTS