NADO Advocacy Resources

NADO members and other economic and community development stakeholders are encouraged to use the advocacy resources below to amplify NADO’s advocacy efforts and policy priorities.

NADO Advocacy Resources

2023 NADO Advocacy Priorities

Share this broad overview of NADO’s 2023 advocacy priorities with your members of Congress. 

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NADO EDA Reauthorization Priorities

Learn about NADO’s priorities for EDA Reauthorization and share this resource with your members of Congress

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NADO EDA Slide Deck: Congressional Action Needed

Use and share this slide deck to educate your members of Congress about EDA Reauthorization 

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NADO Advocacy Resources - EDA

FY24 Funding for the U.S. Economic Development Administration and Economic Development Districts

EDA Partnership Planning Grants FY24 Fact Sheet

Share this appropriations fact sheet with your members of Congress to advocate for EDA funding for EDDs

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NADO EDA Reauthorization Priorities

Learn about NADO’s priorities for EDA Reauthorization and share this resource with your members of Congress

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NADO EDA Slide Deck: Congressional Action Needed

Use and share this slide deck to educate your members of Congress about EDA Reauthorization 

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NADO EDA Partnership Planning Template Letter to Congress

Use this template letter to reach out to your members of Congress to request robust FY24 funding for EDDs

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NADO Response to EDA Tech Hubs RFI


EDA has published an RFI to inform the planning and design of the new EDA Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program. Click below to view NADO’s response to the EDA RFI.

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EDA Stakeholders Coalition Recommendations

Click here to view the EDA Stakeholders Coalition’s joint priorities for EDA reauthorization. 

 

 

NADO and DDAA Advocacy Resources - ARC

FY24 Funding for Local Development Districts within the Appalachian Regional Commission's Service Region

DDAA ARC LDD FY24 Fact Sheet

Use this fact sheet to educate your members of Congress about the importance of funding for LDDs in the ARC region

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DDAA ARC LDD Slide Deck

Use this slide deck to educate your members of Congress about the importance of funding for LDDs in the ARC region

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ARC LDD Template Letter to Congress

Use this template letter to reach out to your members of Congress to request robust FY24 funding for LDDs in the ARC region

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ARC LDD Funding House Letter: July 2023

Share this appropriations letter with your Representatives in the House to emphasize the importance of directing funding to the Local Development Districts (LDDs) within the Appalachian Regional Commission’s geographic service region

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ARC LDD Funding Senate Letter: July 2023

Share this appropriations letter with your Senators to emphasize the importance of directing funding to the Local Development Districts (LDDs) within the Appalachian Regional Commission’s geographic service region

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ARC LDD Template Letter to Congress

Use this template letter to reach out to your members of Congress to request robust FY24 funding for LDDs in the ARC region

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NADO EDA Revolving Loan Fund Defederalization Webinar (recording)

NADO EDA CARES Act Funding Webinar (recording) 

NADO Webinar on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Tools and Tips for Effective Advocacy in 2022

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Applications cannot be saved and returned to at a later time. It is recommended you compile all of your information in advance in a word processor and cut and paste into the application below.

2023 Impact Awards

The primary applicant must be a NADO member. Project partners, both NADO and non-members, can be recognized under "Project Partners" below.

Primary Project Contact:
This person will be the designated point of contact for all future awards-related correspondence.

Organization Address

Project Location (if different from Organization Address)

Executive Director

Additional Organizational Information
Please upload your organization's logo which will be included on the winning project award certificate.

Project Information
This title will be printed on the award certificate for winning projects and in all 2022 NADO Impact Award materials and cannot be changed.

Project Summary & Questions
Please craft clear, thoughtful, and engaging responses to the following questions. Use the following sections to tell us how your project has made an impact, such as its use of creative funding mechanisms, efforts to create efficiencies or reduce costs, unique partnership models, and emphasis on building resilience and/or enhancing your region's quality of life.

For award-winning projects, the information provided below may be used verbatim to inform project descriptions that will be published in the 2023 NADO Impact Awards materials and included on the NADO website.

Please submit at least one photo showing your project in action. Please keep file size to a minimum (<2Mb) and use JPEG format. If uploading multiple files, ZIP files prior to submitting. If you have trouble uploading images they can be directly emailed to Brett Schwartz at [email protected]. Include the project title they correspond to in the subject line of your email.

Note: Submitted photos may be used in NADO Impact Awards materials and in other NADO published materials with credit to your organization. Please also consider submitting photos for NADO's 2023 Photo Contest, which will be held this summer.


CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION - PLEASE BE PATIENT! IF YOU DO NOT SEE A CONFIRMATION, YOUR APPLICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED.
Your application is not submitted until you are directed to a confirmation page. If you have any questions or are unsure if your application has been submitted, please contact Brett Schwartz at [email protected]

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Joe McKinney serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). Headquartered in Washington DC, NADO provides advocacy, education, research, and training for the nation’s 500+ regional planning and development organizations.

Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.

McKinney has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions regarding the importance of regional development organizations in helping shape the nation’s economic growth. He is nationally recognized for promoting innovative solutions in areas such as planning and economic development, workforce development, transportation and transit, and aging services.

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