Eastgate Regional Council of Governments offers a Planning Grant to assist municipalities with planning efforts that:

• Provides capital capacity for local communities to conduct planning efforts
• Advances the improvement of multimodal transportation infrastructure across the region
• Achieves community visions as related to transportation and land use needs that promote future economic growth

The Planning Grant should further the following principles:

• Increase active transportation options to connect people and places
• Promote Complete Street principles to create vibrant and safe places for all users
• Leverage transportation projects to develop places which support active transportation and complete streets through land use and design
• Preserve existing infrastructure (Capital Improvement Plan)
• Support economic development
• Enhance quality of life in the Mahoning Valley

Eastgate’s goal is to award planning grants to communities and implementing governmental agencies that have legal authority to sponsor federal-aid capital improvement projects (see eligibility on page 5 of the planning grant document).

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Applications to the FY 2023 Funding Round

• Austintown Township - Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Project
• Boardman Township - Boardman Park Connector Trail
• City of Hubbard - Route 304 Transportation and Business Hub
• City of Niles - 422 Corridor Complete Street Feasibility Study
• City of Struthers - Discover Struthers A Vibrant Downtown Core
• City of Youngstown - Center City Youngstown Parking Analysis
• Liberty Township - Improvements to North Segment of Belmont Corridor

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Past Grant Cycles

Find information on our Planning Grant program from previous years below.