On January 15th, the Senate, in an 82-15 vote, passed a funding package that included three bicameral, bipartisan fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills: the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bills.
On December 9, after a nearly two-year lapse, Congress passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S. 356), which reauthorizes the program for Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 – 2026.
As of October 1, the federal government has officially entered a shutdown following Congress’s failure to enact annual appropriations legislation before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025.
On September 16, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This update, the first since October 1, 2024, was to “specify EDA’s updated investment priorities and to make other technical changes.”
On Thursday, September 18, Lynne Keller Forbes, President/CEO of the South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG) and Past President of NADO, participated in a congressional hearing convened by the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Through the Economic Development District Community (EDD CoP), the NADO Research Foundation has developed several mapping tools meant to boost the profile of EDDs around
In the 5th Full Cohort Training of the NADO CEDS Peer Exchange Groups, Andrew Coker, Program Manager, at the NADO Research Foundation provided an overview of how Economic Development Districts are incorporating housing strategies into the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy planning process.
HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT This toolkit is for NADO members, RDOs and supporters of RDOs like you. The information provided in this toolkit prepares
HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT This toolkit is for NADO members, RDOs and supporters of RDOs like you. The information provided in this toolkit prepares
HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT This toolkit is for NADO members, RDOs and supporters of RDOs like you. The information provided in this toolkit prepares