Articles by: NADO Admin

  • Congress Reaches Agreement to Avoid Government Shutdown

    Posted on: August 2nd, 2012 by NADO Admin

    On July 31, House and Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement, with support from the White House, on an outline for a six-month stopgap spending measure (also called a “continuing resolution” or “CR”) to continue funding discretionary spending of the...

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  • USDOT Announces $17 Billion for TIFIA Loans

    Posted on: August 2nd, 2012 by NADO Admin

    On July 27, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of up to $17 billion in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for critical infrastructure projects across the country. These funds were made available through the...

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  • Rural Jobs Accelerator Winners Announced

    Posted on: August 1st, 2012 by NADO Admin

    The U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the winners of the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The winners are: Alaska: Bristol...

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  • Federal Resource Guide of Programs to Assist Rural Communities Now Available

    Posted on: July 23rd, 2012 by NADO Admin

    A collaborative effort of U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the “Federal Resources Guide for Sustainable Rural Communities” highlights federal resources that rural communities can...

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  • NADO Executive Director Matthew Chase Named New Director of National Association of Counties

    Posted on: July 23rd, 2012 by NADO Admin

    On July 16, Matthew D. Chase, Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), was named as the new executive director of the National Association of Counties (NACo) during a vote of NACo’s board of directors.  Chase has...

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  • House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2013 Labor-HHS Spending Measure; Maintains Level Funding for Most Workforce Programs

    Posted on: July 23rd, 2012 by NADO Admin

    On July 18, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved its FY2013 Labor-HHS spending bill. Overall, the bill maintains current funding levels for most of the Workforce Investment Act programs including Adult...

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  • House Passes Bill to Require White House to Provide Detailed Report on Sequestration

    Posted on: July 23rd, 2012 by NADO Admin

    On July 18, the U.S House of Representatives approved legislation (414 to 2) that would require the Obama Administration to provide details on how sequestration (the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to begin in January 2013) would be implemented. The...

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  • NADO To Hold Webinar on Sequestration on August 13

    Posted on: July 17th, 2012 by NADO Admin

    On August 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center, will host a free webinar on the topic of sequestration and the potential impact on regional development organizations and...

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  • HUD CDBG: FY2013 Appropriations Update

    Posted on: July 13th, 2012 by NADO Admin

    HUD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS RETAIN FUNDING FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ACTION NEEDED: Urge your members of Congress, especially those serving on the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD),...

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  • EDA: Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes

    Posted on: July 13th, 2012 by NADO Admin

    U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Economic Development Administration Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes Updated May 11, 2012 During the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the U.S. House of Representatives has held four floor votes on funding issues related to...

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