Serving Calumet, Fond du Lac, Menominee, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, and Winnebago counties.
The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC) was designated as an Economic Development District (EDD) in 1984 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA). As part of this designation, the EDA requires ECWRPC to integrate economic resilience into its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). This webpage provides resources that support regional economic resilience.
Business Continuity Planning
FEMA Website – https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/89510
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) website – https://ibhs.org/guidance/business-continuity/
Ready.gov website – https://www.ready.gov/business-continuity-plan
Community Economic Recovery
Guidebook created by WEDC in collaboration with Wisconsin Regional Planning Commissions – https://sites.google.com/a/schoolfactory.org/recovery/
Disaster Declarations
FEMA website – https://www.fema.gov/disasters/state-tribal-government/0/WI
Disaster Recovery
EDA website – https://www.eda.gov/disaster-recovery/
Economic Resilience
EDA website – https://www.eda.gov/resources/comprehensive-economic-development-strategy/content/economic-resilience
National Association of Counties Guidebook – https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/Strategies%20to%20Bolster%20Economic%20Resilience.pdf
Emergency Management
Wisconsin Emergency Management website – https://dma.wi.gov/DMA/wem
Ready Campaign – Wisconsin
Ready Wisconsin website – https://readywisconsin.wi.gov/
Restoring the Economy
EDA funded website – https://restoreyoureconomy.org/index.php
Calumet County – https://www.co.calumet.wi.us/148/Emergency-Management
Fond du Lac County – https://www.fdlco.wi.gov/departments/departments-a-e/communications-and-emergency-management
Green Lake County – https://www.co.green-lake.wi.us/departments/emergency-management/
Marquette County – http://www.co.marquette.wi.us/departments/emergency-management
Outagamie County – https://www.outagamie.org/government/departments-a-e/emergency-management
Shawano County – https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/departments/?department=ccd09df1cddb
Waupaca County – https://www.co.waupaca.wi.us/departments/emergency_management/index.php
Waushara County – https://www.co.waushara.wi.us/pView.aspx?id=13564&catid=636
Winnebago County – https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/emergency-management
Calumet County – https://www.co.calumet.wi.us/156/Public-Health
Fond du Lac County – https://www.fdlco.wi.gov/departments/departments-f-m/health-department
Green Lake County – https://www.co.green-lake.wi.us/departments/health-human-services/
Marquette County – http://www.co.marquette.wi.us/departments/health
Outagamie County – https://www.outagamie.org/government/f-through-m/health-human-services/public-health
Shawano County – https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/departments/?department=5c6edb95d748
Waupaca County – https://www.co.waupaca.wi.us/departments/health_and_human_services/health_services.php
Waushara County – https://www.co.waushara.wi.us/pView.aspx?id=12725&catid=636
Winnebago County – https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/health
Per the IRS, an Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualify as Opportunity Zones if they have been nominated for that designation by the state and that nomination has been certified by the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury via his delegation of authority to the Internal Revenue Service. Opportunity Zones were added to the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017. East Central does not play an active role in this program but we want to share information about Opportunity Zones that fall within the East Central region. Please contact the local community for specific opportunities.
Links/Resources for Opportunity Zones
Internal Revenue Service (IRS )
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/opportunity-zones-frequently-asked-questions
Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA)
http://www.weda.org/federal-government-approves-wisconsin-opportunity-zone-designations/
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
https://wedc.org/programs-and-resources/development-opportunity-zone-tax-credit/
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)