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Now Available: June 17 Edition of NADO News
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EDA Reauthorization Bill Faces Major Hurdles on Senate Floor
Due to several unrelated amendments, the Senate’s five-year reauthorization bill (S. 782) for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is facing major hurdles on the Senate floor next week. The EDA reauthorization bill has been on the Senate floor for...
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NADO Leads Coalition Letter on EDA Reauthorization
On June 3, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) led a coalition letter signed by the American Planning Association, American Public Works Association, the Association of University Research Parks, the Educational Association of University Centers, the International Economic Development...
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NADO Signs Joint Letter with NACo, NARC and NLC on MPO Threshold
On June 9, NADO joined the National Association of Counties (NACo), the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) and the National League of Cities (NLC) in urging congressional committees charged with drafting the SAFETEA-LU reauthorization legislation to oppose eliminating metropolitan...
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June 10 Edition of NADO News
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Funding Available: USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program
The USDA’s 2011 Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) has been announced. This program is designed to promote the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding direct producer-to-consumer marketing opportunities. Approximately $10 million in competitive grant funds are available, in grant...
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May 27 Edition of NADO News
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Legislative Update: Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
On May 13, the House Appropriations Committee released the subcommittee draft of the FY2012 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The legislation was marked-up in subcommittee on May 23 and is among the first Appropriations bills to move through subcommittee this year. ...
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Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
On May 12, the House Appropriations Committee released the subcommittee draft of the FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which was subsequently marked up in the Agriculture Subcommittee. The agencies and programs in this bill will receive a total of $125.5 billion...
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NADO Webinar: Rural-Urban Connections in the Sacramento Region
July 12, 2011; 2:00 – 3:30 pm (EST) The NADO Research Foundation is sponsoring a two-part webinar series exploring how regional development organizations are incorporating sustainability principles into their regional planning processes. The second webinar, “Rural-Urban Connections in the Sacramento...