The City of Fort Meade was one of the six Florida communities awarded a Competitive Florida Partnership Grant by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) in 2019. The Competitive Florida Partnership Program awards grants to communities to fund the creation of a strategic economic plan that promotes community design, economic diversity, economic viability and disaster resiliency. The program also offers a committed partnership with DEO to provide technical assistance to help Florida communities find creative solutions to foster vibrant, healthy and resilient communities.
Fort Meade Competitive Florida
Partners
Goal of the Grant
Prepare an action-oriented Economic Development & Disaster Preparedness (Resiliency) Strategy
Scope of Work
- Review Existing Economic Development & Disaster Preparedness Documents.
- Facilitate Community Engagement.
- Inventory Community Assets.
- Prepare Economic Development & Disaster Preparedness Strategy.
Events
Community conversations are crucial in the development of an Economic Development & Disaster Preparedness Strategy. Aside from community engagement opportunities, a number of community meetings will be held to identify city assets and set priorities. Community meeting dates are as follows:
- October 29, 2019 – Community Workshop
- February 20, 2020 – Community Partners Meeting
- Spring 2020 – Public Community Workshop to Review Draft Plan
- June 15, 2020 – Virtual Community Workshop (details below)
Project Contacts
