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Board backs Urban Main ‘Targets of Opportunity’ grant program for designated Main Street districts
Summary
Oakland County moved to recommend a subrecipient agreement that will concentrate a state $2 million grant on designated Main Street communities to support site readiness, incubators and small‑scale manufacturing in urban commercial corridors.
The Board of Commissioners voted to recommend a county subrecipient agreement to allocate a state grant toward a pilot called the Urban Main Targets of Opportunity program, which focuses on designated Main Street downtowns and commercial corridors.
Economic development staff said the funding comes from a $2 million state grant under the Strategic Outreach Attraction Reserve Fund. The county grouped the work into three buckets: site‑readiness funding for Main Street communities, support for “traded cluster” businesses that export…
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