Iowa Great Places: A Reintroduction!
Update: March 13, 2008
Regional Forums agendas are set!
Please consider attending one of these informational meetings. If your neighborhood, community, county, region, etc. would like to submit a proposal to Iowa Great Places in 2008, at least one person from your Place is required to attend one of the three forums. Any interested persons are encouraged to attend even if you are not planning to submit a Great Places proposal! ATTENDANCE IS FREE!
Forum location and dates (see agenda for exact locations and times):
- March 31st in Storm Lake
- April 2nd in West Union
- April 3rd in Albia
Click here for the Forum agenda:
 Great Places Forum Agendas
Click here for to RSVP for a forum - deadline is March 26th:
Iowa Great Places
Regional Forums RSVP Form
2008 Request for Proposal (RFP) is Ready!
If your Place is planning to submit a proposal to Iowa Great Places, please download this document. The RFP describes all of the requirements for the program. Great Places staff and coaches are available to assist you while you create your proposal.
2008 Great Places RFP
 2008 Great Places RFP Appendices
Don’t forget about these other important dates!
| April 9th |
Deadline to reserve Board consultation time |
| April 16th |
Iowa Great Places Citizen Advisory Board consultations |
| April 30th |
Deadline to submit Letter of Intent to Submit a Proposal |
| August 11th |
Deadline to submit completed Great Places proposal |
Click here for the complete 2008 Iowa Great Places Timeline:
http://www.culturalaffairs.org/greatplaces/dates-and-deadlines.htm
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Iowa’s Most Recent Great Places!
Iowa Great Places is pleased to announce Iowa’s newest Great Places! The Great Places Citizen Advisory Board toured the seven finalists October 8 through October 11. The Places had 90 minutes to convince the Board that they exemplified the 7 dimensions of a Great Place, had community support for their proposals, and were ready to move forward. After the presentations were complete, it was clear that each of the finalists had thought creatively about the future of their Place, possessed the support necessary to succeed, and were ready to move forward. And the State of Iowa is ready to partner with them!
Governor Culver will officially announce the 7 new Great Places on Wednesday, October 17, at 11:00am in front of the State Capitol in Des Moines. Please join us to recognize the achievements of these Great Places and show support for their hard work and innovative plans.
Iowa Great Places invites everyone to explore this year’s 7 designees (along with the first 9!) and to stay tuned to learn about their progress. We are confident that you will agree that they are Great Places and are about to become even greater! Please view the proposals each Place submitted and learn about their plans:
Appanoose County
Charles City
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Decorah
Perry
Valley Junction (West Des Moines)
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Iowa's Previous Round of Great Places
On October 27, 2006, the Department of Cultural Affairs announced Adams
County, Dubuque, Fairfield, Guttenberg, Jackson County and Mason City
as Iowa’s next Great Places. Read the details here.
Click on the links below each Great Place's mini-poster
to read their proposals.
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