For more information contact:
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Citizen Advisory Board:Bill Menner Robin Anderson David Bernstein Claire Celsi Samantha Erickson Mark Ginsberg Tom Hanafan Quentin Hart Terry Lynch Gil Spence Amanda Styron Rita Vargas
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Iowa Great Places issues call for proposalsFor Immediate Release: June 20, 2007 DES MOINES – With nine Iowa communities already partnering with the state, Iowa Great Places today announced the new schedule for identifying Iowa’s next great places.
Iowa Great Places is an initiative that combines the resources of state government with local assets to help Iowans make their communities, regions, neighborhoods and districts great places to live, work and raise a family.
Iowans interested in consulting with Iowa Great Places Advisory Board members must contact Iowa Great Places Coordinator Aaron Todd at aaron.todd@iowa.gov by 4:30 p.m. July 11, 2007. Participation in the consultation process is not required, but it is recommended.
Board members will consult with Iowans about their proposals at 1 p.m., July 16, 2007 at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust Street in Des Moines’ Historic East Village.
The consultation will offer a brief overview of the Great Places program – what is a Great Place and what will be important components of applications. Prospective applicants will be able to discuss their vision with a small group of Great Places Board members and receive feedback and suggestions. The consultation will be an informal presentation; applicants may bring draft proposal and visual materials, but PowerPoint presentations will not be allowed.
The deadline for submitting Intent to Apply Letter is August 1, 2007. Guidelines for this letter will be included in the Proposal Guidelines document posted July 2, 2007, on www.iowagreatplaces.gov.
The Intent to Apply Letter will indicate representatives from the community, county or region plan to apply for the Great Places designation by September 4, 2007, and provide a short description of the location’s vision. Coaches from various state agencies will be assigned to assist in the application process.
Completed Great Places proposals will be due at 4:30 p.m. September 4, 2007 at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50319. More information about Iowa Great Places and this year’s schedule is available at www.iowagreatplaces.gov.
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is responsible for developing the state’s interest in the areas of the arts, history and other cultural matters with the advice and assistance from its two divisions: the State Historical Society of Iowa and the Iowa Arts Council. DCA preserves, researches, interprets and promotes an awareness and understanding of local, state and regional history and stimulates and encourages the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and public interest and participation in them. It implements tourism-related art and history projects as directed by the General Assembly and designs a comprehensive, statewide, long-range plan with the assistance of the Iowa Arts Council to develop the arts in Iowa. More information about DCA is available at www.culturalaffairs.org. |