Programs

  • Regional Business Development Program

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: IN 2023 THE DRPF'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CLOSED 22 NEW DEALS FOR THE REGION. THOSE WINS DROVE TOTAL REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $3.4B IN INVESTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, 16,483 NEW JOBS CREATED OR SUPPORTED (3,784 OF THOSE BEING PATHWAY JOBS), AND OVER $1.2B CREATED AND SUPPORTED REGIONAL PAYROLL.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.2M

  • Global Epicenter of Mobility Initiative

    SPECIAL PROJECTS: THE DETROIT REGION IS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST INNOVATIVE METRO AREAS. IT ALSO POSSESSES THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF MOBILITY ASSETS AND CONTINUES TO BE OUR NATION'S BEST BET TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND GROWTH FOR BOTH MICHIGAN AND THE UNITED STATES. THE DRPF LED A COALITION OF REGIONAL PARTNERS AND SUCCESSFULLY MADE THAT CASE TO THE US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AS PART OF ITS BUILD BACK BETTER REGIONAL CHALLENGE (BBBRC). TOGETHER, THE DRPF-LED COALITION SECURED A PHASE 1 PLANNING GRANT, AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT PHASE 2 GRANT FOR THE GLOBAL EPICENTER OF MOBILITY (GEM) INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INVEST IN CREATING A SMART, SECURE, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE ADVANCED MOBILITY INDUSTRY IN THE DETROIT REGION. THROUGHOUT 2023 PHASE 2 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ACCELERATED ADVANCEMENT OF VIPBY DRP SITE READINESS WORK AND ADVANCED RESEARCH INITIATIVES SURROUNDING MOBILITY INITIATIVES IN THE DETROIT REGION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.2M

  • Detroit Region Marketing Program

    MARKETING: THE DRPF'S MARKETING PROGRAM SHARES THE REGION'S STORY ACROSS VIDEO, DIGITAL, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE DETROIT REGION AS A WORLD-CLASS BUSINESS LOCATION, GENERATE AWARENESS WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS AND LEVERAGE PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES TO SHARE KEY INFORMATION AND MESSAGING ABOUT THE REGION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $719.7K