The document discusses the Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF) program which provides financial assistance to communities for projects that improve service delivery efficiency. Beavercreek Township received a $465,000 loan to implement a shared communications system. 87 grant requests and 3 loan requests were recently received. The LGIF program in Butler County is developing an Integrated Development Budget model with input from various economic development organizations and universities. The IDB will consolidate funding categories like appropriations, incentives, infrastructure, and workforce development to better coordinate local economic development efforts. Workforce development collaboration is a priority area for future LGIF funding.

1. “BE FIRST MY FRIEND” RANDY QUISENBERRY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INNOVATION
FUND
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT BUDGET

2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT INNOVATION FUND 2012
Round 2 Awards
Announced
Beavercreek Township
was awarded a loan for
$465,000 to implement
the MARCS system
with seven
collaborative partners.
Round 3 Applications
Under Review
The application period
for Round 3 of the
program is now closed.
87 requests for grant
funding and three
requests for loan
funding were received.
Awards will be
announced by early
December.
 Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF)
 The Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF) offers communities
financial assistance to create more efficient and effective service delivery
within their area. Projects are expected to facilitate improved business
environments and promote community attraction with their plan for
efficiency, collaboration, or shared services. Communities will be able to
save money and provide more effective services to their constituents with
assistance from this program.
 The LGIF program will award up to $100,000 in grant funds per feasibility
study, up to $100,000 in loan assistance per entity for demonstration
projects, and up to $500,000 in loan assistance for collaborative
demonstration projects. Award amounts for applicants with collaborative
partners are limited to $100,000 per applicant and $100,000 for each
collaborative partner up to $500,000. Grant funds will be awarded semi-
annually and loan funds will be awarded quarterly through a competitive
and open selection process.

3. LGIF Butler County & Sourcing
Office
Key features:
 $100K
 Develop an Integrated Development Budget
 5 project examples from Butler County
 Kick-off Meeting held October 31st
 4 Universities participate: Miami U., Kent
State, Cleveland State and Bowling Green
 Purpose/Goal: Create IDB and model

4. LGIF Economic Development Professionals
Representing Communities
 West Chester Township
 City of Hamilton
 City of Trenton
 Greater Hamilton Chamber of
Commerce
 Liberty Township
 Butler County Port Authority
Board Members
 Butler County Finance Dept.
 BCEO and TID
 City of Middletown
 City of Fairfield
 Workforce One
Participants in Meeting Future Participants

5. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT BUDGET CATEGORIES
1. Appropriated Funds for Economic Development, Community
Development and Planning
2. Incentives – everything that would be provided by a local
3. Development Infrastructure and Services - including fiber and
Information Services
4. Workforce
5. Other hybrid items such as JEDDs

6. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
IDB
New
Activities IDB Future
Today Tomorrow
Current
TID
ROI/Metrics
Tools & Fiscal /CBA

7. Integrated Development Budget
Economic
Development
Community
Development
Planning Workforce
Development
Public
Works*
Appropriated
Funds
Incentives
Development
Infrastructure
& Services**
JEDDs &
TIFFs
*Water and Sewer
**Includes IT/IS & Fiber

8. Innovation in Funding and
Organization for Economic
Development
 Workforce Development collaboration the #1
priority area for a phase 2 grant.