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Several years ago, Macon-Bibb County and the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority teamed up with other entities to create a master plan for downtown Macon. For almost a year, they set up work sessions with citizens, businesses and organizations to define and create an urban core plan that is now known as the Macon Action Plan. A key component of that action plan is the three-year Macon Downtown Challenge grant series, which launched this past March and is designed to bring ideas to life that will drive civic engagement among the neighborhood’s residents and visitors. Applications for the second of six cycles of the Macon Downtown Challenge are currently open through Sept. 15, 2016 at noon local time. Unlike grants that disburse funds only to institutional recipients, the challenge is also open to everyone from individuals to private businesses.