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On April 3rd 2026, President Trump published his FY27 budget request for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026.

In April 2024, the DOJ released a final rule implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for web-based government services provided by state and local governments.

What NADO Members Need to Know About the FY27 Appropriations Process: Programmatic Requests & Community Project Funding Updated March 20, 2026. As Congress kicks off

On February 13th, House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA) introduced the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, which would reauthorize the Farm Bill. The House Agriculture Committee is expected to mark up the bill on February 23rd.

On February 9th, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Housing in the 21st Century Act by a vote of 390-9. The package impacts nearly every federal housing tool used by local governments, regional development organizations, and rural communities, and for the first time, creates a new regional housing planning grant program for which NADO members are directly eligible.

On February 3rd, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 217 to 214. Shortly thereafter, President Trump signed the bill into law. The appropriations package funds the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Treasury and Transportation, as well as a funding patch for the Department of Homeland Security through February 13th.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) applauds Representatives Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) and Robert Bresnahan (R-PA) for their introduction of bipartisan legislation, The Bridges and Safety Infrastructure for Community Success (BASICS) Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday February 9, 2026.

On January 22, House Transportation & Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing entitled “Smarter Spending, Stronger Results: Reducing Duplication and Ensuring Effectiveness Through Economic Development Reforms” to examine the implementation of the economic development program reforms included in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA).