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Welcome to Southeast Indiana READI

Regional Economic Acceleration
and Development Initiative (READI)

READI 2.0

Timeline & Information:

Additional details on READI 2.0, including program structure, eligibility requirements, metrics, READI 2.0 goals and focus areas, application details, etc. can you be found here. Questions from the regions can also be sent to READI@iedc.in.gov.

Why SEI READI Matters

READI funds have presented us with an opportunity accelerate talent attraction by community reinvestment. Together, our regions are working toward a better future. In an unprecedented regional movement in Southeastern Indiana, cities, towns, and counties are joining forces to streamline our process in order to better secure state funding.

The Goal

We are working to achieve a better Southeast Indiana through regional collaboration. By working together, we will compete for Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI).

Used in the most effective way possible, these funds would provide an opportunity for economic growth and talent attraction. More importantly, these developments have the ability to accelerate talent retention in Indiana. We want our valued residents to call Indiana home for years to come.

Project Development

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Rising and Thriving

Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union: SEI READI is about a collaborative group of Indiana Communities taking control of their destinies

Joining Together:
Defining Our Regional Initiative

By joining together, we aim to achieve a higher
probability of success in obtaining the greatest
allocation of state funding possible.

Who we are

We are cities, towns, and counties working as one. By joining together, we aim to achieve a higher probability of success in obtaining the greatest allocation of state funding possible. We call ourselves the affordable Cincinnati address, as our region has a small town feel with big city amenities.

Our conveniently adjacent location to Cincinnati is comprised of great schools, affordable housing, a thriving business community, with safety and a relaxed lifestyle supported in every welcoming corner of Southeast Indiana.

Who they are

READI is a funding opportunity for areas across Indiana. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has allocated $500 million in state appropriates to help support strategic investment.

In addition, the READI initiative is expected to match local and private sector investment by a ratio of 4:1.

SEI READI News

Regions Submit READI 2.0 Proposals; Total READI Program Expected to Leverage Billions More in Population Growth and Quality of Place Investments

February 28, 2024|Categories: News|

15 regions submit READI 2.0 funding applications, outlining regional growth strategies to grow populations, employment opportunities, per capita income and community assets INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 27, 2024) – Governor Eric [...]

ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF THE HISTORIC LIBERTY THEATER IN LAWRENCEBURG INDIANA, “WHISKEY CITY USA”

December 12, 2023|Categories: News|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dan McCabe, Thigmotrope LLC December 5, 2023 contact 859-250-2730 Dan McCabe’s Thigmotrope LLC, in partnership with the City of Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission, has broken ground on [...]

Sanitary sewer project planned- Sunman moves ahead thanks to SEI READI grant

August 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Wanda English Burnett EDITOR Published in the Versailles Republican, July 27, 2023   The town of Sunman is moving ahead with a master plan that will take them [...]

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