The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Development Authority (RDA) and the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership have released the Quality of Place Capital Projects Award Request for Proposal (RFP) for the South Bend – Elkhart region’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) award. A link to the RFP can be found here.

To support engagement by stakeholders in the READI quality of place award process, the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership will host four identical educational sessions throughout the region on June 21 and June 22. Attendance at a session is required for project applicants.

The educational sessions will include a presentation overview of the READI RFP, with guest speakers from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and Ernst & Young (EY), along with South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership staff, and a short question and answer section.

To register for a session please, click here. Registration closes Sunday, June 19, 2022.

Project applications that meet the RFP award process that are submitted in the online form on or before August 15th will be considered at the RDA board meeting in September.