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Webinar Recording & Slides: An Overview of Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
On December 3rd the NADO Research Foundation hosted a webinar that showcased our new publication and online resource guide, Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches. The report summarizes the rapidly-growing body of research on...
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization Update: House and Senate Negotiators Reach Conference Agreement
House and Senate negotiators reached agreement yesterday on a 5-year highway and transit reauthorization package totaling $305 billion. H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, is the result of negotiations between House and Senate conferees charged with resolving differences...
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AICP CM Credits Available for NADO Annual Training Conference
Attendees at the 2015 NADO Annual Training Conference, held October 24 – 27 in New Orleans, who are certified through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) can now log Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for attending many of the sessions. ...
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Register Today: Webinar on NADO Research Foundation’s New Publication: Planning for a More Resilient Future
Join the NADO Research Foundation for a webinar (https://attendee NULL.gotowebinar NULL.com/register/5511730114862591489) on Thursday, December 3 from 2 – 3 p.m. ET showcasing our new publication and online resource guide, Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches...
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EDA to Host December 8 Webinar on New Grants Process; ATC Resources Available
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently launched a new grants process and set of forms to improve, simplify, and streamline the way the agency makes its investments. The new process went into effect this past October, and is expected...
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NADO Executive Committee Visits with Federal Agencies, Congress, and National Partners
NADO Executive Committee Members pictured left to right are Immediate Past President Terry Bobrowski (TN), President Jeff Kiely (NM), First Vice President Lynne Keller Forbes (SD), Second Vice President Doug Elliott (IA), Treasurer Scott Koons (FL), and Secretary Kevin Byrd...
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Congress Approves Two-Week Surface Transportation Extension
This week, the House and Senate both approved a two-week extension of surface transportation programs. The current extension expires today (November 20) and additional time is needed for House and Senate conferees to reach agreement on a final surface transportation...
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Senate Approves Its First FY2016 Spending Bill
This week, the Senate approved its fiscal year (FY) 2016 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations bill by a vote of 93 to 0. This marks the first spending bill considered by the Senate this year, ending an impasse that began in...
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House and Senate Name Conferees for Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
The House and Senate have both voted to go to conference on a multi-year highway and transit bill. The House approved its version of the bill, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, last week while the Senate approved its...
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EDA’s Streamlined Application Process
During the 2015 NADO Annual Training Conference, Angela Belden Martinez and Nathan Ohle of the U.S. Economic Development Administration reviewed proposed changes to streamline the agency’s grant application process. These changes are incorporated in the 2016 Federal Funding Opportunity...