PDAC: Submission #536 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Economic Development

2. Project title Dayton Peace Accords II (DPAII)

3. Short description The COVID-19 pandemic affected every country, culture, and citizen negatively and Dayton was not spared, but is in a historically unique position to help turn this tragedy into an opportunity for peace and prosperity. In planning for the POST COVID-19 world a diplomatic solution should be sought that meets this goal and could create a new era of global, ethical, bioscience research standards. The success of the 1995 DPA positions Dayton uniquely as the potential location for diplomacy to rise.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Dif Inc.

5-8. Address 1039 Royalton Dr.
Vandalia, Ohio. 45377

9. County USA

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type For-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Christopher Royse

18. Title President

19. Organization Dif Inc.

20. Telephone 202-413-4457

21. Email croysenet@gmail.com

22-25. Address 1039 Royalton Dr.
Vandalia, Ohio. 45377

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Milton Johns, Esq. Executive Law Partners, 703-216-3205, mjoyns@xlppllc.com

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 20000

32. Total Cost 500000

33. Other sources of funds BioOhio, Congressional Earmark, Air Force Enhanced Use Lease (EUL), United Nations grant funding

34. How the funds will be used Planning or Studies

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 Within the next 6 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify No, this is developmental. There is much interest, particularly among economic development representatives in surrounding communities and among candidates for the November 8, 2022 mid-term elections, but no commitments as this is not a platform plank. Wright State’s Bioscience Department is interested as well.

Community Details

40. Community Need The problem-solving and leadership embodied in the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA- the successful negotiation of peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1995) provides a model of how to proceed. Dayton was picked as the location for negotiations because of its proximity to Washington, D.C. and possession of a secure location for the protection of the negotiation teams at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, while remaining somewhat remote. Dayton should once again offer itself as the preferred location for this new era of global security discussions. With two universities, a technically adept community college, the Dayton Art Institute, the Dayton Live performing arts coalition and international commerce corporations anchored here, our community would benefit from job creation, global attention and revitalization projects along the I-75/70 corridors.

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. No.

42. Direct new jobs created 1 to 10

43. Existing jobs retained? 1 to 10

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 500 to 1000

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. Once begun, diplomacy is a growth industry in terms of personnel, technology and infrastructure needs; the estimates are very conservative.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $50,000-$75,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? Yes

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

Which industry? Healthcare

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Greene, Miami, Montgomery

Additional Details

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

DPAII_Dayton leads the world again in the post COVID19 era.pdf (69.27 KB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Christopher A. Royse

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 202-413-4457

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. croysenet@gmail.com

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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