What are Initial costs?
Initially, there is membership fee paid to the Manufacturing Institute. This fee varies dependent upon the size of the campaign will cover geographically and ranges from $20,000 to $35,000 with annual renewal fees of $3,000 to $5,000. A smaller region such as a county will contract for less than a large area such as an entire state. This fee provides access to the services and tools of the campaign and to the use of the Dream It. Do It. brand along with partnership with The Manufacturing Institute/National Association of Manufactures. A second set of costs applies to the running of the campaign as funds are required for staff, advertising, outreach activities, etc.