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Bipartisan Brownfields Reauthorization Legislation Introduced in Senate
Recently, a bipartisan group in the Senate lead by Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Edward Markey (D-MA) re-introduced the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015 (BUILD Act) to reauthorize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields program. ...
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Google Ad Grants Available for Nonprofits
Looking for ways to increase public participation in your regional development organizations’ efforts? Generate donations for a project? Register volunteers for an event? Increase newsletter sign-ups? Get new information to the public? Organizations with 501(c)3 status can apply for a...
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House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Agriculture Spending Bill; Includes $2.5 Billion for RD Programs
This week, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved their version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The legislation funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill totals $20.65 billion in discretionary funding, which is $175 million lower...
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House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Labor-HHS Spending Bill
This week, the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill. The legislation includes funding for programs within the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and...
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USDA Now Accepting Applications Under Strategic Economic and Community Development Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications under Section 6025 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79 (https://www NULL.congress NULL.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2642)). USDA-Rural Development is authorized to provide funding priority to projects that support strategic economic and community...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Bill
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved their fiscal year (FY) 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill by a vote of 27 to 3. The bill provides level funding of $250 million for the U.S. Economic Development...
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House Approves FY2016 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill; Includes $3 Billion for CDBG
This week, the House approved their version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (H.R. 2577) by a vote of 216 to 210. The bill includes funding for the U.S. Department...
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2015 Innovation Awards Application Deadline Extended to July 3
The application deadline for the 2015 NADO Innovation Awards has been extended a second time to Friday, July 3 giving applicants an additional three weeks to submit their applications! This is the last deadline extension so don’t delay! Click here...
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House Approves Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill; No Amendments Offered to Cut EDA Funding
This week, the House approved by a vote of 242 to 183 the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. The bill funds the U.S. Economic Development Administration at $250 million, level with the...
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Issue Brief: Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Metropolitan and rural America are highly connected and interdependent. To succeed, metropolitan America needs a healthy and sustainable rural economy and culture, and in turn rural America needs vibrant, well-functioning cities and suburbs to thrive and flourish.