Regional Economic Development
Find resources on economic development planning, engagement, and sample Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) documents.
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Youth with a Voice: Brownsville, PA
Brownsville is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, along the banks of the Monongahela River. In the 1970s and 80s, shifts in the steel industry resulted in job loss, outmigration, and community disinvestment. (Photo credit: BARC (http://www NULL.barcpa NULL.org/)) Brownsville (http://maps NULL.google...
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Students in Action Project (Brownsville, PA)
Two years ago, Brownsville Area High School chemistry teacher Kelli Dellarose organized a group of students involved with the student council to form a “Students in Action” (https://sites NULL.google NULL.com/site/ofrstudentsinaction/) club for their school. Students in Action (SIA) (http://www NULL.studentsinaction...
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Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Brownsville, PA
Students’ schedules, needs, interests, and motivations for participating in the public process are often different than adults. Coordinators should be flexible and accommodating when working with students on community development projects. (Photo credit: Herald-Standard (http://www NULL.heraldstandard NULL.com/)) Engaging students in...
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Student Voices: Franchesca Legros (Brownsville, PA)
Franchesca Legros (third from left) and other members of the Students in Action team traveled to Washington in summer 2012 to receive the Jefferson Award for their work in the Brownsville community. (Photo credit: Herald-Standard (http://www NULL.heraldstandard NULL.com/)) This interview...
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Student Voices: Chelsea Gump (Brownsville, PA)
Chelsea Gump (far right) and other members of Brownsville Area High School’s Students in Action (https://sites NULL.google NULL.com/site/ofrstudentsinaction/) team stand with a model of the park and performance stage planned for downtown Brownsville. (Photo credit: Herald-Standard (http://www NULL.heraldstandard NULL.com/)) This...
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Funding Available to Build Economic Security for Low-Income Families and Individuals: The Assets for Independence Program
The Office of Community Services at the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is now accepting applications for funding for the Assets for Independence (AFI) program (http://www NULL.idaresources NULL.org/page?pageid=a047000000DegF5). The 2013 grant application deadlines are...
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Alabama Statewide Consolidated Economic Development Strategies: Planning for the Future
(http://www NULL.knowyourregion NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AL-CEDS-Report-FINAL NULL.pdf). The NADO Research Foundation’s report “Alabama Statewide Consolidated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies: Planning for the Future” (http://www NULL.knowyourregion NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AL-CEDS-Report-FINAL NULL.pdf) addresses the role that Regional Development Organizations (RDOs) – in this case, Regional Councils – played ...
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Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design Issues RFP for Rural Communities
The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD), a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (http://www NULL.nea NULL.gov/) and USDA (http://www NULL.usda NULL.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome), has issued a request for proposals to rural communities facing design challenges to host local workshops...
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Las Vegas, NM: A Place with a Past (and Future)
Hollywood Meets Main Street While most Americans may not have heard of the small town of Las Vegas, New Mexico (http://www NULL.lasvegasnm NULL.gov/), many have traveled there –at least in their imaginations – while watching major Hollywood blockbusters such as...
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Funding Opportunities from HUD for Businesses Located in an Empowerment Zone (EZ) or Renewal Community (RC)
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (http://www NULL.hud NULL.gov) encourages businesses located in the 30 Empowerment Zones (EZs) and 40 Renewal Communities (RCs) across the nation to take advantage of unused tax credits called the EZ Employment Credit...