With support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Austin Regional Office (Agreement Number ED23AUS0G0013), the NADO Research Foundation is pleased to offer the Training Program for Emerging Leaders (Emerging Leaders).

The Emerging Leaders program provides EDD staff members with the education and skills required to lead a high-performing EDD.  Cohort participants are offered a unique opportunity to learn about successful community and economic development approaches of other EDDs in the five-state (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) region and beyond through on-site trainings.  Additionally, the program is an opportunity to create a peer network across the Austin Regional Office service area that can add value to EDD activities long after the training program is finished.