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The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) offers tools and resources to help regional development organizations stay current on legislative and policy action in Washington, DC and become informed active advocates on behalf of their local communities.
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NADO Executive Director Attends President Obama’s Rose Garden Address
On August 31, NADO Executive Director Matthew Chase attended a press event held by President Obama at the White House Rose Garden. Speaking to a group of transportation and infrastructure stakeholder groups, President Obama, joined by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood,...
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Census Bureau Defines “Urban Areas” for 2010 Census
On August 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census announced the final criteria for defining urban areas for the 2010 Census. The criteria will be used in identifying areas that will qualify for designation as urbanized areas...
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NADO Conference Attendees Tour White House
On Friday, August 26, as a special event of NADO’s 2011 National Rural Transportation Conference and Economic Development Finance Service (EDFS) Training Conferences, conference attendees, their families, and NADO friends in the Washington, D.C. area attended a tour of the...
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OMB Memo Establishes Expectations for FY2013 Spending
On August 17, Jacob Lew, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), released a memo directing all Federal department and agency heads to begin work on their FY2013 budget requests. The memo, intended to provide agencies with guidelines...
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Upcoming Webinar: TIGER Grants and Rural America, Part II
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a new grant opportunity (http://www NULL.dot NULL.gov/affairs/2011/dot7611 NULL.html) for rural communities across the country. The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program is a great opportunity for rural communities to leverage federal...
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FEMA Accepting Applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
FEMA Accepting Applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting applications for $404 million in FY2011 funds for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The AFG...
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EPA and USDA Announce New Partnership to Address Rural Water and Wastewater Systems
On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a national partnership to improve rural drinking water and wastewater systems. Water and sewage treatment facilities across the U.S. face challenges due to...
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New White House Report on Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America
With the recent establishment of the White House Rural Council, led by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, President Obama has committed the Administration to improving the economic security of rural America. In a new White House report, “Jobs and...
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Now Available: August 5 Edition of NADO News
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CDFI Fund Solicits Comments on Healthy Food Financing Initiative
The Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund is seeking comments concerning the Healthy Food Financing Initiative – Financial Assistance (HFFI-FA) Supplemental Questionnaire which was distributed in FY2010. The HFFI aims to eliminate food deserts, defined as...