Federal-State Regional Commissions
Federal-State Regional Commissions such as the Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, Denali Commission, Northern Border Regional Commission, Northern Great Plains Regional Commission and the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission.
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“Building Stronger Economies in Appalachian Coal Country” Newsletter Now Available
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org/) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) (http://www NULL.naco NULL.org) have just launched “Building Stronger Economies in Appalachian Coal Country,” a curated bi-weekly e-newsletter. NADO and NACo are...
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Senate Approves FY2017 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; Transportation-HUD and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Bills Up Next
The Senate has approved their fiscal year (FY) 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill by a vote of 90 to 8, making it the first of this year’s appropriations bills passed by the Senate. After several failed attempts to end...
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Senate Rejects Amendment to Eliminate Funding for Federal-State Regional Commissions
This week, the Senate began consideration of its fiscal year (FY) 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. During consideration of the bill, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) offered an amendment to eliminate funding for all federal-state regional commissions. The amendment was...
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House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2017 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved by voice vote this week a fiscal year (FY) 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill totaling $37.4 billion, $259 million above the enacted FY2016 level and $168 million above the President’s budget request. The bill...
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House Approves FY2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill
On July 10, the House approved its version of the FY2014 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2609) by a vote of 227 to 198. The bill totals $30.4 billion for FY2014, which is $2.9 billion below the FY2013 enacted...
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NADO Analysis of the President’s FY13 Budget
NADO released its annual in-depth analysis of the President’s FY2013 federal budget blueprint. A copy of the written summary, with accompanying budget chart, was emailed to the full membership. In addition, the association hosted a members-only webinar today to discuss...
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New Report on Delta Regional Authority Impact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released a new report, Impacts of Regional Approaches to Rural Development: Initial Evidence on the Delta Regional Authority. The report compares non-metro counties covered by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA),...
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House Passes FY12 Energy-Water Appropriations Bill
On July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended $30.6 billion Energy-Water spending bill (H.R. 2354) that contains fiscal year 2012 funding for the U.S. Energy Department, the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of...
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Delta Regional Authority Announces Economic Development Assistance Program
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is now accepting applications for the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) for development projects from the 252 Delta Counties and Parishes served by the DRA. The purpose of the program is to help Delta...