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Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters: Workshop Materials
On June 4, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation, the Rural Policy Research Institute (http://www NULL.rupri NULL.org/) (RUPRI), and the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (http://www NULL.nwgrc NULL.org/) (NWGRC) came together to host Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters in Calhoun,...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Unanimously Approves FY2015 Commerce-Justice Science Appropriations Bill; Provides $232 million for EDA
This week the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. The bill provides $232 million for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) which is $12.5 million below the FY2015 House-passed level and $11.5 below...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves THUD Bill; Funds CDBG at $3 Billion
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations bill. The bill funds U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Department Housing and Urban...
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Joint NADO/NACo Workforce Legislative Webinar on June 10
On June 10 at 2 p.m. ET, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the National Association of Counties (http://www NULL.naco NULL.org/) (NACo) will host a joint webinar (https://www2 NULL.gotomeeting NULL.com/register/543048634) to provide an overview of the recently introduced...
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USDOT Issues Proposed Planning Rule; Webinar Scheduled for June 13
On June 2, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) published the “Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Planning” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Click here to view a copy of the NPRM. The NPRM is jointly issued by the Federal...
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House Approves FY2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill; Amendment to Eliminate EDA Funding Soundly Defeated
This week, the House of Representatives debated the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations bill on the House floor. The CJS bill includes funding for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) offered an amendment to...
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NADO Sends Support Letter on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization to Congress
This week, NADO sent a letter to Congress supporting the bipartisan deal to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), which expired in 2003. The new bill, entitled the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), reauthorizes federal workforce...
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House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2015 Agriculture Bill; Funds Rural Development at $2.6 Billion
This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The bill funds U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs at $20.9 billion for FY2015. The bill funds USDA-Rural Development programs at $2.6...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2015 Agriculture Bill; Funds Rural Development at $2.4 Billion
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The bill funds U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs at $20.5 billion for FY2015. The bill funds USDA-Rural Development programs at $2.4...
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House FY2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill Expected on House Floor After Memorial Day; EDA Funding Amendments Likely
The House of Representatives will consider the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations bill on the House floor upon returning from a brief Memorial Day recess on May 28. The CJS bill includes funding for the U.S. Economic Development...