As part of the original proposal for partnership consideration, ECIA submitted a list of potential projects from throughout the region. These included:
- Delmar Community Heart & Soul Planning
- Preston Downtown Revitalization Planning
- Market Analysis, Reuse Options and Marketing of a Vacant Medical Center in Colesburg
- Prosperity Eastern Iowa Program Evaluation & Plan
- Lost Nation Downtown Planning
- Maquoketa Pocket Neighborhood Site Engineering
- Maquoketa Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
- Lake Delhi Sewer System
- Maquoketa Art Experience Marketing Package
- Next Steps Planning For Community Enhancement in DeWitt – Building on Success
- Grand Mound Downtown Beautification Vision
- Clinton Parks and Recreation SWOT Analysis
- Marketing Jackson County to Young Families
- Maquoketa City Branding
- Regional Return on Investment and Economic Indicators Reporting System
- Maquoketa Farmers Market Awareness Campaign
- Regional Brownfields Inventory & Land Bank Feasibility
- Integrating Mobility Management, Nutrition & Technology in Maquoketa and Manchester
- Preston Sidewalk Development Plan
- Copper Creek Trail Visioning in Preston
- Grant Wood Loop Mapping
- Delaware County Economic Development/Chamber Building Engineering
- Old Edgewood Feed Mill Museum Exhibit Development
- Capital Improvement Plan for Edgewood
- Bixby State Preserve Use Plan
- Regional Benefit & Wage Study
- Community Garden & Edible Landscaping Plan for Maquoketa
- ECIA Records Retention Plan
- ECIA Communication & Outreach Plan
- Visioning for Adaptive Reuse of Clinton’s Former Military Hospital
- Clinton Downtown Master Planning
ECIA and their partner communities were tasked with identifying priority projects from this list, from which IISC matches projects to classes and faculty. The result is a list of 10-15 projects that will be completed over the academic year. Projects selected for the 2016-17 partnership can be found at the link in the sidebar.