Our Mission is to foster stable and diversified economies in the Western Upper Peninsula.
Following is a list of our current grants and technical assistance projects and the staff person responsible for each. Grants are external funding sources for specific projects or programs. Technical Assistance consists of project assistance (planning, mapping, demographic analysis, etc.) to local governments at their request on a fee-for-service basis.
| Grant | Staff |
| EDA Planning 2018-2020 | Wuorenmaa |
| EDA L’Anse Industrial Park 2014-2019 | Hyttinen |
| MDOT Regional Planning 2017-2019 | Wuorenmaa & Pressley |
| MDOT Asset Management 2017-2019 | Rouser & Mingay |
| MDOT Rural Task Force 2017-2018 | Rouser |
| MEDC Programs | Multiple |
| Regional Prosperity Initiative | Pressley, Yu, & Mingay |
| FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates | Pressley, Yu, & Mingay |
| Technical Assistance Project | Staff |
| Houghton County GIS | Rouser |
| Redevelopment Ready Communities Self Evaluations | Multiple |
| Community Solar (DEED, MDARD, DOE) | Yu |
| Local Agency PASER | Rouser |
| WUPEAP Energy Audits (USDA) | Yu |
| Other | |
| Quarterly Newsletter | Pressley |
| Federal Reviews | Hyttinen |
| Website | Pressley |
| Social Media | Pressley, Yu, & Hyttinen |
All members of the WUPPDR team contribute in multiple ways to each of the projects and grants for which WUPPDR is responsible.