ICMA and Sustainable Strategies DC (S2) are excited to announce a new partnership that will provide local government leaders with guidance on how to identify and secure funding resources to support local Economic Mobility and Opportunity (EMO) initiatives. This opportunity, referred to as Resources for Economic Mobility & Opportunity Technical Support or REMOTES, is here to help you find the resources to bring your project together to help improve your residents' upward mobility.
Receive a Customized Resource Roadmap for Your Priorities and Jurisdiction
The signature activity of this partnership is free, rapid technical assistance for individual local governments with pre-identified EMO priorities and/or project ideas. This will include review of your background materials, two virtual meetings with your team, and receipt of a customized resource roadmap designed for your initiative(s) and geographic location.
- U.S. local governments can apply for this opportunity now and will be selected on a rolling basis through calendar year 2025.
- Selection will be generally first come, first served, provided applications include adequate descriptions of priorities/projects and required commitment from key staff member(s).
- We expect to provide direct services to approximately 25 jurisdictions through this partnership.
Submit an application for assistance
If selected, your team will be invited to participate in a 1-hour project kick-off virtual meeting to learn more about the priorities you have identified and the resources you are seeking. The S2 team will ask you to send briefing documents in advance of the kick-off call, such as background information on your priorities, planning documents, etc. The S2 team will then prepare a draft resource roadmap and some recommendations on resources that will align with your priorities. You will have a final virtual meeting with the S2 team to go over your customized resource roadmap, and discuss questions and recommendations for your success in securing funding. Any final edits/updates to the roadmap will be made based on the meeting, and you will receive the final deliverable of the customized resource roadmap. The time commitment from your team will include two 1-hour virtual meetings, time to gather and share background documents, and time to review materials provided, for a total of 3-4 hours for each member of your team.
Questions about the program can be directed to emo@icma.org or our partners at Sustainable Strategies (Heather.Iliff@strategiesdc.com).
