PDAC: Submission #62 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Quality of Life

2. Project title Levitt Pavilion Dayton

3. Short description Funds would be used to enhance the Levitt Pavilion Dayton's overall accessibility for the audiences that are engaging with this community amenity. Through the project there were items that were not included in the scope so that we could launch our inaugural season, of which we did with great success. We are looking to augment the space so that we continue to attract audiences from our community.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Levitt Dayton

5-8. Address 2312 Far Hills Ave, Ste 194
Dayton, Ohio. 45419

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type Non-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Lisa Wagner

18. Title Executive Director

19. Organization Levitt Dayton

20. Telephone 937-281-2144

21. Email lisa@levittdayton.org

22-25. Address 2312 Far Hills Ave, Ste 194
Dayton, Ohio. 45419

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts {Empty}

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 150000

32. Total Cost 150000

33. Other sources of funds This is in additional to the $5.1 million that was raised in the capital campaign to build the facility.

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. No

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) {Empty}

37. Budget No

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Immediately

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify Not that we are aware of, but we are willing to consider PDAC recommendations.

Community Details

40. Community Need With the inaugural season of 33 concerts in 59 days, we hosted audiences totaling close to 26,000, of divers socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. The Levitt Pavilion Dayton brought Daytonians together through the power of free music, and by creating accessibility to all we were able to find that we are more alike than different. This catalyst for economic development downtown has been an integral part of the reactivation and reanimation of the space that was formally a neglected park. Already we are seeing the activation of vacant store fronts and economic development, as developers see the opportunity of the added foot traffic in our urban core. As we move forward, we see the need for added amenities that could facilitate growth of audience involvement.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. Growth in audience numbers, and decline in vacant storefronts surrounding the Levitt Pavilion Dayton will show that the quality of life that it provides will spur further growth. Without Sunday performances in the calculation of averages, the audiences were close to 800 per concert. We hope that making the space more inviting and comfortable for all we will be able to grow the audience participation.

42. Direct new jobs created 11-25

43. Existing jobs retained? 11-25

44. Sustained permanent jobs? {Empty}

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. Not sure how to justify this, as stated in previous answer, we see that with the overall improvement of quality of life that would be directly related to the economic development in the "nine" blocks surrounding the Levitt Pavilion Dayton, we believe this will create growth.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $25,001-$50,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? {Empty}

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages. {Empty}

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. {Empty}

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. {Empty}

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. lisa@levittdayton.org

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? {Empty}

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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