Help win funding for Valley projects

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Help win funding for Valley projects.

Please Vote.
As you may know, the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and the Raymond John Wean Foundation are member/supporters of the Fund for our Economic Future.  The Fund for Our Economic Future is a philanthropic collaboration that works to strengthen the economic competitiveness of Northeast Ohio

We are asking you to take part in selecting projects for funding by the EfficientGovNow program, an affiliate of the Fund for Our Economic Future.  EfficientGovNow aims to accelerate government collaboration and efficiency by providing as much as $300,000 in funding to three collaborative government projects from throughout Northeast Ohio.


Two projects from the Mahoning Valley are among the nine finalists for the grants. The winners will be decided by the public, who can vote at http://www.efficientgovnow.org/. We are asking you to go on the website and cast your vote for the Valley projects listed below. You can also vote by calling 1-877-771-5206, or with a mail-in ballot included in brochures at libraries throughout Northeast Ohio

Each person can only vote once.  You will be asked for your email address, name and other contact information when you vote.  These measures are to ensure the voting remains fair and accurate.   Please encourage your employees, friends and family to vote as well.



You must vote between July 1 and July 31.

1. Mahoning / Youngstown Regional Information System (MYRIS)

Partners: Mahoning County Auditor's Office, City of Youngstown, Boardman Township, Austintown Township, City of Canfield

The project partners aim to create the Mahoning/Youngstown Regional Information System to provide high speed connectivity to local governmental units for the purpose of providing three primary services: access to critical information to assist law enforcement agencies within the participating political subdivisions; general IT Support; and disaster recovery. The goal is to enhance the quality of life for all Mahoning Valley citizens by providing efficient and cost effective government services through cooperative IT solutions.


2. Mahoning River Corridor Web site

Partners: Mahoning River Corridor Mayors' Association communities (Lowellville, Struthers, Campbell, Youngstown, Girard, McDonald, Niles, Warren and Newton Falls)

The partnering communities propose to implement an interactive and comprehensive web site featuring in-depth information regarding sites available for economic development in the river corridor. The participating communities would share in providing the matching funds to implement the project and, thereafter, would share the cost of managing the web site, providing an enhanced service and reducing their cost.

Your vote will spur more collaboration and cooperation in the region, which we believe will improve government operations, save taxpayers money and increase the Valley's economic vitality. Let's show the rest of Northeast Ohio how much we support government collaboration in the Valley.

Thank you for your help!