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Second Round Promise Zones Applicants

For the Second Round Promise Zones competition, there were 123 applications submitted: 97 urban applicants, 19 rural applicants, and 7 tribal applicants. In the Second Round, applications were evaluated based, in part, on the quality and feasibility of identified community development projects. Each applicant was required to submit a survey detailing the project goals and activities that would form the foundation of their Promise Zone designation.

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Notes:

(a) The Lead Applicant City and State are of the Lead Applicant, not necessarily the project proposed.
(b) This list does not reflect determinations on applicant eligibility or threshold compliance.

Lead Applicant Lead Applicant City Lead Applicant State
City of Birmingham Birmingham Alabama
City of Prichard Prichard Alabama
City of Mesa Mesa Arizona
City of Phoenix Phoenix Arizona
City of Tucson Tucson Arizona
City of Compton Compton California
City of Hayward  Hayward California
City of Long Beach Long Beach California
City of Oakland Oakland California
City of Salinas Salinas California
City of San Diego San Diego California
City of Stockton Stockton California
San Bernardino County San Bernardino California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles California
Reading and Beyond Fresno California
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Sacramento California
South Bay Community Services Chula Vista California
Tulare County Economic Development Corporation Tulare California
Denver Housing Authority Denver Colorado
City of Hartford, Mayor's Office  Hartford Connecticut
City of Meriden Meriden Connecticut
City of New Haven New Haven  Connecticut 
CITIWIDE Vocational Center Washington, DC District of Columbia
The District of Columbia Washington, DC District of Columbia
City of Jacksonville Jacksonville Florida
City of Miami Miami Florida
City of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Florida
City of Tallahassee Tallahassee Florida
City of Tampa Tampa Florida
City of West Palm Beach West Palm Beach Florida
Seminole County  Sanford Florida
City of Atlanta Atlanta Georgia 
DeKalb County Decatur Georgia 
Cook County Chicago Illinois
Peoria County Peoria Illinois
Rockford Housing Authority Rockford Illinois
City of South Bend South Bend Indiana
John H. Boner Community Center Indianapolis Indiana
Kokomo Housing Authority Kokomo Indiana
Louisville Metro Government Louisville Kentucky
City of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Louisiana
City of New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana
City of Springfield Springfield Massachusetts 
City of Worcester, MA Worcester Massachusetts 
Dudley Street Neighborhood Organization Boston Massachusetts 
City of Detroit, Office of Grants Management  Detroit Michigan
Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development Ypsilanti Michigan
City of Minneapolis Minneapolis Minnesota
City of Saint Paul Saint Paul Minnesota
City of Gulfport Gulfport Mississippi
New Horizon Ministries, Inc. Jackson Mississippi 
City of Kansas City Kansas City Missouri
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership St. Louis Missouri
City of Omaha Omaha Nebraska
Camden City, Office of the Mayor  Camden City New Jersey
City of Jersey City Jersey City New Jersey
City of Newark Newark New Jersey
Rio Grande Community Development Corporation Albuquerque New Mexico
City of Albany Albany New York
City of Newburgh Newburgh New York
City of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie New York
City of Rochester Rochester New York
City of Schenectady Schenectady New York
City of Syracuse Syracuse New York
City of Utica Utica New York
City of Yonkers Yonkers New York
New York City Housing Authority New York  New York
City of Greensboro Greensboro North Carolina
City of High Point High Point North Carolina
Durham Cooperative Extension Service Durham North Carolina
City of Wilmington Wilmington North Carolina 
City of Cleveland Cleveland Ohio
Multnomah County Portland Oregon
City of Allentown Allentown Pennsylvania
City of Harrisburg Harrisburg Pennsylvania
City of New Castle New Castle Pennsylvania
City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
City of Reading Reading Pennsylvania
Municipality of San Juan San Juan Puerto Rico
City of Central Falls Central Falls Rhode Island
City of Woonsocket Woonsocket Rhode Island
Chattanooga Department of Economic and Community Development Chattanooga Tennessee
City of Memphis Memphis Tennessee
Austin Independent School District Austin Texas
City of  Brownsville Brownsville Texas
City of Arlington Arlington Texas
City of Dallas Dallas Texas
City of Laredo Laredo Texas
City of Lubbock Lubbock Texas
City of Port Arthur Port Arthur Texas
Fort Worth Housing Authority Fort Worth Texas
Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District Alamo Texas
Ogden City Corporation Ogden Utah
City of Richmond Richmond Virginia
City of Roanoke Roanoke Virginia
City of Milwaukee Milwaukee Wisconsin
Racine County Sturtevant Wisconsin

Notes:

(a) The Lead Applicant City and State are of the Lead Applicant, not necessarily the project proposed.
(b) This list does not reflect determinations on applicant eligibility or threshold compliance.

Lead Applicant Lead Applicant City Lead Applicant State
Community Outreach and Project Initiative Goodwater Alabama
Marengo County Economic Development Authority Linden Alabama
East Arkansas Enterprise Community (EAEC), Inc. Forrest City Arkansas
City of Desert Hot Springs Desert Hot Springs California
Otero County La Junta Colorado
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council Fort Myers Florida
Big Sandy Area Development District Prestonsburg Kentucky
Center for Appalachian Philanthropy Vanceburg Kentucky
Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning & Development District Alexandria Louisiana
Middle Michigan Development Corporation Mt. Pleasant Michigan
Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact Clarksdale Mississippi
Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc. Indianola Mississippi
Delta Health Alliance Stoneville Mississippi
Luna County Deming New Mexico
Malheur County: Poverty to Prosperity Ontario Oregon
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus San Juan Puerto Rico
Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance Barnwell South Carolina
City of Marlin Marlin Texas
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority Beckley West Virginia

Notes:

(a) The Lead Applicant City and State are of the Lead Applicant, not necessarily the project proposed.
(b) This list does not reflect determinations on applicant eligibility or threshold compliance.

Lead Applicant Lead Applicant City Lead Applicant State
San Carlos Apache Tribe San Carlos Arizona
Opportunity Link Havre Montana
Navajo Technical University Crownpoint New Mexico
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Belcourt North Dakota
Cherokee Nation Tahlequah Oklahoma
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation Porcupine South Dakota
Spokane Tribe of Indians Wellpinit Washington
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