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Build Skills and Support NADO through Lynda.com Membership
(http://www NULL.lynda NULL.com/?utm_medium=ldc-partner&utm_source=SSPRC&utm_content=61&utm_campaign=CD18088&bid=61&aid=CD18088)Executive directors and staff of regional development organizations often have complex jobs requiring diverse skill sets and expertise, as each staff person wears multiple hats. Empower your staff with access to training to build their skills and confidence...
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Materials Available from “Making Resilience the New Normal” Convening (Washington, DC)
Across the country, local and regional agencies are finding new ways of building resilience through their day-to-day decisions. By applying a new lens to not only disaster recovery but also to planning, zoning, capital investment, lending, and other routine services,...
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EDA, DOL Announce $35.5 Million Available for Coal-Impacted Communities; Register for NADO & NARC Webinar on Grant Opportunities
This week, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of $35.5 million in federal funding to assist communities impacted by the contractions in the coal industry and power sector. These funds are being...
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House Subcommittee Approves FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill; Provides Level Funding for EDA
This week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies approved their fiscal year (FY) 2016 bill by a voice vote. The bill includes funding for all Department of Commerce agencies, including the U.S. Economic Development Administration...
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House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill; Includes $3 Billion for CDBG
This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved their version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill, which includes funding for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other related...
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Materials Available from HUD Western Rural Grantee Gathering (Billings, MT)
On May 5-6, around 50 participants met in Billings, Montana for the “Sustainable Communities Initiative Western Rural Grantee Gathering,” organized by the Minnesota Housing Partnership (http://www NULL.mhponline NULL.org/) and the NADO Research Foundation through the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork...
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Senate Adopts FY2016 Budget Resolution
This week, the Senate approved a conference agreement on the fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 11 (https://www NULL.congress NULL.gov/114/bills/sconres11/BILLS-114sconres11enr NULL.pdf)) by a party line vote of 51 to 48. Both the Senate and House-passed budgets propose...
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NADO Research Foundation Announces Economic Development District Training Program in Austin Region
This week, the NADO Research Foundation in partnership with the Economic Development Administration (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov) (EDA) announced a new training program for staff at Economic Development Districts (EDDs) located in the EDA Austin Region. The Economic Development District Training ...
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House Passes FY2016 Budget Conference Agreement
This week, the House approved a conference agreement on the fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget resolution by a vote of 226 to 197. Both the House and Senate-passed budgets propose to eliminate the federal deficit within 10 years by cutting...
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House Passes FY2016 Energy-Water Appropriations Bill
This week, the House passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Energy-Water Appropriations bill (H.R. 2028 (http://www NULL.gpo NULL.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hr2028rh/pdf/BILLS-114hr2028rh NULL.pdf)). The legislation is funded above the FY2015 enacted level, with Energy-Water receiving a $1.2 billion increase for FY2016. ...