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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Economic Development Administration (EDA) with strong bipartisan support. 3891) , the first in 20 years, is included as part of the Water Resources Development Act (S. Planning activities related devising, implementing, and updating a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) are eligible for funding.

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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

A 2018 study found that areas maintained by Clean & Green groups saw 30 percent fewer assaults, 40 percent fewer violent crimes, and lower rates of child abuse and youth gun violence. How can outreach and education help? Develop survey questions. Beyond aesthetics, these programs improve public health and safety.

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Announcing the 2022-2023 AWS IMAGINE Grant winners

AWS Public Sector Blog

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is leveraging a data warehouse and AI and ML to develop a multi-faceted view of their constituent data, which will enable the organization to expand and personalize its donor outreach. The John F. The application cycle for next year’s AWS IMAGINE Grant will open in the spring of 2023.

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Using Data to Prevent the Loss of Home Equity in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

How we did it: This report uses public and proprietary data to quantify homes that meet heightened vulnerability indicators in order to support targeted outreach and inform policy solutions. What policymakers will want to consider: Target outreach with precision. It should also evolve over time based on new data and community input.

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

In August 2018, Governor Northam appointed him the chief data officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Carlos leveraged multiple AWS services to help foster robust digital resilience by facilitating data sharing that helped agencies develop scalable solutions.” In Virginia, this data sharing was instituted by Carlos Rivero.

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Community Progress Calls on FHA to Improve Access to Rehab Mortgages

Center for Community Progress

In 2018, only 5 percent of the conventional mortgage market were loans to Black borrowers, compared to 15 percent of the FHA/VA market, which are government-mandated to serve underserved borrowers. These conversations led to the following recommendations: The 203(k) program needs more education and direct outreach.

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How One Library Marketer Advocated for (and Got) an Additional Promotional Staff Member

Super Library Marketing

Nicole is now the Communications Coordinator for the Delaware County District Library, a five-branch system with a bookmobile and other outreach services. In 2018, the Library passed a levy with the promise to build a new branch. DCDL serves a population of nearly 166,000 people. Nicole came to the library in 2012.