Rural Readiness Network Interest Form

  • Rural Readiness Network Interest Form

  • Thank you for your interest in joining the Rural Readiness Network!

    This form helps the Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) understand the work your community or oganization is hoping to advance through the Rural Readiness Network. After submission, ORP staff will reach out with next steps.

    We look forward to talking with you soon! Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

  • Primary Contact

    The primary contact will receive Network communications and is responsible for forwarding information and events to other partners on your local/regional team.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Organization's Sector

  • Local Priorities, Projects, & Needs

  • What is your community or organization currently working on?

    Please share a high-level snapshot of your priorities, projects, and any challenges you're facing so we can better understand the work you're trying to advance and how we might be able to help.

    Share as much or as little as you’d like. 1–3 sentences is plenty, bullet points are fine, and full sentences are not required.

  • How did you hear about us?
  • ORP Staff Entering:

  • SECTION TWO: WELCOME CONVERSATION NOTES (INTERNAL)

  • General Info

  • Agenda/Items to cover on the call
  • Region

  • ORP Alignment

  • Roadmap Alignment: What Roadmap areas are aligned with their priorities/projects?
  • Building Block Alignment - which building blocks are in place?
  • Building Block Needs - which building blocks are needed?

  • Partners

  • Successes, Challenges, and Resources Needed

  • Capacity Gaps: Where are they stuck/what capacity gaps exist?
  • Resources Needed: What additional resources or support would help?

  • ORP Engagement

  • Who should be notified about this contact?
  • Learning Circle Interest?
  • RRN Network Status
  • ORP Scope of Work?

  • SECTION THREE: ONGOING CASE NOTES

    These are to keep ongoing notes, share what they're working on/what we're hearing, etc. and are intentionally left broad. We could have a new box each quarter, bi-annually, etc. to save the historic notes and avoid them getting too long.
  • Static ORP Engagement Areas: What supports has ORP provided to this community/organization?
    • 2026 Case Notes 

    • 2026 Notes

    • 2026 ORP Engagement Areas
    • 2026 Roadmap Alignment: What Roadmap areas are aligned with their priorities/projects?
    • 2026 Building Blocks in Place
    • 2026 Building Blocks Needed
    • 2025 Case Notes 

    • 2025 Notes

    • 2025 ORP Engagement Areas
    • 2025 Roadmap Alignment: What Roadmap areas are aligned with their priorities/projects?
    • 2025 Building Blocks in Place
    • 2025 Building Blocks Needed

  • SECTION FOUR: ARCHIVED QUESTIONS

  • ARCHIVED: Date of Last Update
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  • ARCHIVED: Have they engaged with the community about the project? 1
  • ARCHIVED: Project Stage 1
  • ARCHIVED: Do they meet any criteria that may “fast track” them to the next stage? (ex. formalized partnership, grant/project readiness, etc.)
  • ARCHIVED: Submission Date
     - -
  • ARCHIVED: Have you engaged with the community about the project? 2
  • ARCHIVED: Roadmap alignment 2
  • ARCHIVED: Project Stage 2
  • ARCHIVED: Project Stage 3
  • ARCHIVED: Roadmap alignment 3
  • ARCHIVED: Have you engaged with the community about the project? 3

  • Thank you for taking the time to complete this form. Once you click "submit," the Office of Rural Prosperity will be notified and someone from the team will reach out with next steps. If you have questions or need to talk before then, please email our team at LEO-ORP@michigan.gov.

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