The Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance program helps communities identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economy and revitalize their main streets.

Held in the heart of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, RedCan Graffiti Jam strengthens connections with traditional Lakota culture, providing meaningful, lasting inspiration for youth, who discover the profound power of art in finding their own voices, exploring their identities, and expressing themselves.

The City of Lethbridge’s Indigenous Placemaking Strategy was developed to imagine new opportunities for the Blackfoot and other Indigenous residents and visitors to feel more reflected, respected, connected, safe, and welcomed in their community, and to build bridges between all community members through renaming, reframing and placemaking.

Hennepin Theatre Trust (HTT) was awarded a Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community grant to explore the intersection of public space, social justice, and local creativity as it works to activate the historic Hennepin Theatre District with live music, artists’ markets, and food.

Sacred Places/Civic Spaces is a partnership between the Community Design Collaborative and Partners for Sacred Places to re-envision underutilized, purpose-built religious properties as community hubs. The project seeks to strengthen relationships between sacred places, community organizations, and service providers with a mutual interest in co-location.

The decision to find the 8 Wonders of Kansas was recognition of the 8 rural culture elements used since 1993 by the Kansas Sampler Foundation (KSF) to identify tourism assets of a community. KSF conducted a one-time contest for each element and published an 8 Wonders of Kansas Guidebook in 2011.

Public Spaces Community Places is a collaborative effort of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Michigan Municipal League, and Patronicity where local residents can use crowdfunding to be part of the development of strategic projects in their communities and be backed with a matching grant from MEDC.

Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation’s (LACDC) “Project Y” co-working space and business incubator provides “A place to work, a place to meet, and a place to start your business.”

Arkos enriches lives through purposeful and innovative design in the Midwest.

Design Wisconsin is a University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension researched-based community design charrette program that helps communities discover and implement a shared vision of their community.