Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second largest city with more than 200K people, is looking for a firm to increase awareness of and participation in its participatory budget process.

The initiative is designed to empower residents to determine how public funds are spent.

The selected firm will handle content development; marketing and measurement; media/influencer relations; advertising; graphics/video production; and social media.

Due to the expected collaboration and idea-sharing with various city agencies, the communications partner is expected to establish a local office, preferably in Grand Rapids, to handle the account.

Grand Rapids has budgeted $30K for the nine-month project.

Responses are due May 26. Interested firms should register with the MITN Purchasing Group at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn.

Read the RFP (PDF).