PREPARING YOUR GEORGIA SMART COMMUNITY APPLICATION

L E I G H H O P K I N S , A I C PG R EG M C C O R M I C KM A R C H 2 9 T H , 2 0 1 9

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Community INTRODUCTIONS

Georgia Tech Research Partner INTRODUCTIONS

2019 GEORGIA SMART COMMUNITIES CHALLENGE: APPLICATION PROCESS

2019 Georgia Smart Communities Challenge

1. ARC Livable Centers Initiative w/ GA Smart• Metro-Atlanta Communities• Communities submit proposals directly to ARC • Smart Mobility and Equity

2. GA Smart• Open to all of Georgia• Georgia Power Funded Grants• Smart Mobility and Resilience

Benefits

• $50,000 grant to your community• Partnership with a Georgia Tech researcher to perform supporting

research for your project• 4 supporting workshops brining to you various expertise in Smart

Communities• GT Student engagement in your project through various

partnerships• Ex. 2018 – Smart Community Corps & Civic Data Science

• Onsite event in your community with Georgia Smart team supporting your project

Important Details

• Proposals are written documents comprising your project narrative, execution plan, budget, and supporting documents.

• Your project must be led by a government in Georgia.• Your project must have an established Georgia Tech research

partner before proposal submission – they will help you formulate the research section of the proposal.

• You must provide community matching funds in the same amount as the grant.

• Up to 80% can be in like-kind services, donations, etc.• 20% or more must be in cash

Important Dates

• Due May 3rd, 2019 before 5pm (EDT).• Project winners will be announced in mid-June• Projects will start early September and run for 1 year

Timeline

JUL

FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

SEPAUG

JAN ‘19

[15th] ARC LCI w/ GA Smart Proposals Open

[29th] GA Smart Spring Workshop @ GT

[29th] LCI w/ GA Smart Proposals Due

[5th] GA Smart FallWorkshop @ GT

[8th] ‘19 GA Smart Proposals Open

[3rd] ’19 GA Smart Proposals Due

‘18 GA Smart Projects End‘19 GA Smart Projects Start

Smart Community Corps and Civic Data Science May - August

’19 GA Smart Winners Announced

[11th] GA Smart Webinar

Challenge Info

Web Address

http://smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu/

2019-georgia-smart-communities-challenge

Challenge Info

Program Guide w/ Terms & Conditions

Application Template (Word Doc)

Application Portal

F.A.Q.

Quick F.A.Q.• Yes, you can collaborate on more

than 1 proposal but can only be LEAD on 1 proposal

• Lead governments must supply a letter of understanding (mayor, city manager, city council, etc)

• Projects must be in topics related to Mobility and Resilience

• Must support 1 of the required use cases defined in the Program Guide

• Examples of use cases:• Safety & Security• Traffic & ITS• Parking• Electric Vehicles for improved

access• Smart lighting• Digital Signage• Infrastructure Resilience• Creative uses for lighting poles

Application Portal

• Proposal Title

• Lead Government

• Collaborators/Partners

• Project Lead (Individual POC)

• POC Contact Info

• Georgia Tech Researcher Lead (Individual POC)

• GT POC Contact Email

• Proposal (Upload as a PDF)

Partners

DEVELOPING YOUR SMART COMMUNITY PLAN

WHY GO “SMART”?

The Essentials Access to quality education,

training, and good jobs

Access to health care, child care, clean water, and fresh food

Healthy environments

Efficient energy use in buildings and transportation

Safe and secure neighborhoods

WHY GO “SMART”?

The Age of Acceleration

• The rate of technological change is exponential.

• Law of Accelerating Returns (Kurzweil, 2001)

“We won’t experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century — it will be more like 20,000

years of progress (at today’s rate).”

• Presents challenges for competitiveness and the ability to adapt.

What does this mean for communities?

WHY GO “SMART”?

It’s Not Just Technology….but Civic Transformation• Cloud computing lowers the costs of storing

information

• Machine learning puts advanced analytical tools in the hands of city officials

• Internet of Things (IoT) and the rise of sensors that can track and share information by “talking” to other systems

• Apps and mobile devices enable citizens and city workers to monitor problems and feed information about them back to the city

CONSIDERATIONS

When designing your project approach…• Align with existing plans

• Define your strategy with a tech-focused vision

• Leverage the resources in your REGION to build support and capacity

• The Hook: How is this plan unique, and what’s it going to do for your community/region?

SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

Local Initiatives• Tax-exempt municipal bonds, green bonds

• Public-private partnerships (ROI vs. “ROC”)

• Zoning, overlays, and special purpose “districts” (TADs, CIDs)

• Property/business/municipal income taxes

• Tolls/user charges

• Regional collaboration models

Source: Funding and Financing Smart Cities (Deloitte, 2017)

SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

Federal Programs: https://www.nitrd.gov/apps/smartcity/

• Commerce Dept. – Digital Economy, Regional Innovation Strategies Program (EDA), City SDK (Census)

• DOT – Smart City Challenge, TIGER, Partnership for Sustainable Communities

• DOE – Better Buildings, Cities Leading through Energy Analysis and Planning (Cities-LEAP)

• EPA – Partnership for Sustainable Communities, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)

• NSF – Smart and Connected Communities

• IRS – Federal Opportunity Zones https://eig.org/opportunityzones

GROUP EXERCISE

Work with your tables to address the following questions. Assign a scribe and someone to report out.

Spend about 10 minutes answering each question.

WORKSHOP GROUND RULES

RULE #1Be Present! Turn devices face down. Take side conversations outside.

RULE #2No spectators. Everyone must participate!

RULE #3Respect the views of others.

RULE #4Stay on topic and answer the question. Be brief.

RULE #5Think about future partnership opportunities at your table!

NOW…IT’S YOUR TURN!

Question 1.

What shared challenges do your communities face?

How do you handle it now? Think regionally or with neighboring

jurisdictions.

NOW…IT’S YOUR TURN!

Question 2.

What would a “smart” approach look like for solving this problem?

NOW…IT’S YOUR TURN!

Question 3.

How does this “smart approach” impact your

greater region?

NOW…IT’S YOUR TURN!

Question 4.

How do you facilitate collaboration and support from the community?

Are there other people or organizations needed to make your project a success?

NOW…IT’S YOUR TURN!

Question 5.

Fast forward one year from now…What financing mechanisms or grant

funding will you need to bring the project to fruition?

REPORT OUT

Each table has 3-5 minutes to report their draft concept.

RESEARCHER FEEDBACK

How can each of these proposals be refined?

QUESTIONS?

L E I G H H O P K I N S , A I C PCENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHLEIGH.HOPKINS@GATECH.EDU

G R EG M C C O R M I C KDIRECTOR, GEORGIA SMART COMMUNITIES CHALLENGE GREG.MCCORMICK@GTRI.GATECH.EDU

scii@gatech.edu @GtSciismartcities.gatech.edu/georgia-smart