The Competitive Advantage Projects (CAP) Program advances regional growth and economic well-being by assisting Central Ohio communities drive investments into the region toward their strategic and transformative projects.
PROGRAM PILLARS
Eligible CAP projects will align with one or more of the following Program Pillars:
- Sustainable and Efficient Economic Growth
- Project Examples: Housing, technology-based economic development, workforce training and development
- Infrastructure Planning and Implementation
- Project Examples: Transportation planning including transit, multi-modal, safe streets, complete streets, shovel-ready sites, and enhancing utility development
- Economic Resilience
- Project Examples: Preparing infrastructure and communities against extreme climate-fueled events, freight electrification, clean technologies, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Project Examples: Empowering communities to adopt and deliver new technologies, enable tech commercialization, support entrepreneurs
The Program Pillars align with the following U.S. Economic Development Association (USEDA) investment priorities.
- Critical Infrastructure
- Workforce
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Economic Recovery Resilience
PROGRAM BENEFITS
- Alignment with regional growth priorities and strategies
- Advocacy with legislative officials to create awareness and generate support
- Project assistance through appropriate funding sources identified for the community to leverage towards project execution
- Project planning through MORPC’s Community-Based Planning Assistance program and/or the Technical Assistance Program, if applicable.
PROJECT NOMINATION FORM
Interested communities must complete a short project nomination form to share up-to-date information with MORPC on their projects. Questions include:
- Community Name
- Applicant’s Name and Contact Information
- Project Name
- Lead Agency and Project Partners
- Project Status
- Project Images (Not mandatory)
- Project Details
- Community Support
The Project Nomination Form will remain open and interested communities can submit projects as they arise. MORPC staff will review all nominated projects and inform the community if its project could benefit from participating in the CAP Program.
Click here to access the Project Nomination Form
