Grow Milwaukee Recompete Plan
*2023 Recompete Finalist and Strategy Development Grant Recipient
Application Title: Grow Milwaukee Recompete Plan
Lead Applicant: Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
State(s) Served: Wisconsin
Applicant-Defined Region: 87 Census tracts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin known as the “30th Street Industrial Corridor”
Contact: Willie Smith (wsmith@nwscdc.org)
The Grow Milwaukee Recompete Plan, led by the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, requests approximately $50 million to support business growth, modernize industrial sites, and create workforce pathways into quality jobs. A history of segregation and business exodus separated the 30th Street Industrial Corridor from broader economic prosperity in the surrounding region. The Finalist will pursue a four-pronged strategy to reverse this trend with investments in both job growth and quality job training. The lead, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution, will draw on a committed network to pursue its strategy with partners including the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership – Big Step, Milwaukee Area Labor Council AFL-CIO, the Milwaukee Bucks, Froedtert Health, and Rockwell Automation.
Recompete Plan Narrative - Phase 1 (PDF)