
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).
Planning Grant Program Guide
View the planning grant document for complete details on what types of projects are eligible, who can apply, a program timeline, and how the applications will be scored.
FY23 Program Guide
Full Application
Applications open Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Applications due by 4:00 pm on Friday, April 1, 2022
Application Form
Applications to the FY 2023 Funding Round
Past Grant Cycles
Find information on our Planning Grant program from previous years below.
FY 2022 Planning Grant
FY 2022 Final Plans - Plans for this program year will be finalized by June of 2022
- Cardinal Connector Plan
- Center City Youngstown Pedestrian Wayfinding Strategy
- Glenwood Avenue Active Transportation Improvement Plan
FY 2020 Planning Grant
FY 2020 Final Plans
FY 2018 Planning Grant
FY 2018 Final Plans