Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) offer unique resources that help increase the capacity of EDDs to carry out their work, including specialized research, training programs, technology transfer, and commercialization capabilities. Read this piece, written by EDD CoP project partner UEDA, for tips on initiating, improving, and sustaining partnerships between EDDs and HEIs.
Economic Development Districts (EDDs) can use in-house community and economic development planning experience to provide localized recommendations and strategies for their member communities as these communities take on affordable housing challenges. View this case study to learn more.
Regional development organizations and Economic Development Districts have used regional housing land banks as a tool for targeted neighborhood revitalization and redevelopment. This NADO Research Foundation resource provides an overview of regional housing land banks and considerations for how organizations can implement these programs into their regions.
Regional development organizations are using local and regional resilience workshops to identify community climate and economic resilience needs, connect local leaders with funding opportunities, and create action plans for future sustainable growth. This new NADO resource provides a walk through of how organizations can bring these resilience workshops to their own regions. Topics covered include workshop goalsetting, stakeholder engagement, and post-workshop implementation, evaluation, and follow-up.
The annual Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improving quality of life.
The annual Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improving quality of life.
Tips from a Loan Officer for a High Value Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) An effective Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) can be an impactful and valuable
The NADO Research Foundation and EDA Seattle Regional Office hosted an EDD Regional Roundtable that brought together EDD and EDA Seattle staff for training, networking, and sharing opportunities and challenges facing EDDs across the EDA Seattle region
During this session at the 2023 NADO Washington Conference, EDA and EDD staff reflected on opportunities for collaboration, discussed the latest updates on CEDS guidelines, and shared how EDDs can effectively engage with an array of federal partners and programs
The NADO Research Foundation (NADO RF) is pleased to partner on the Economic Recovery Corps program led by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), with