Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

State outreach team outlines free Rural Economic Blueprint, grant windows for Emery County

Emery County Council of Governments · May 6, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The governor’s office presented a free Rural Economic Blueprint planning service and highlighted grant windows: a near-guaranteed Rural County Grant (~$200,000) and a competitive Rural Communities Opportunity Grant (up to $600,000); Emery County and Green River are participating in the pilot.

August Granite, technical outreach manager with the governor’s office of economic opportunity (GOEO) Center for Rural Development, told Emery County mayors and commissioners that the agency is piloting a free Rural Economic Blueprint program to help rural jurisdictions build prioritized project lists and stronger grant applications.

"The idea is that we'll get the ball rolling... so that when a rural communities opportunity grant opportunity comes up, you can…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans