Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 7, 2024

With the 2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference (RVP) kicking off in St. Olivia Barrow Strauss, Vice President, Neighborhood Development for Corporate Responsibility, JPMorganChase : Drawing from our philanthropic, business, and research and policy expertise, we advance a holistic strategy to drive inclusive economic growth.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 31, 2024

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina: NC Housing Finance Agency blogs about latest data on housing cost burden in North Carolina.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 27, 2024

Housing Choice Vouchers are a critical source of funding for North Carolina’s lowest income renters to access affordable housing. 1] The program works by requiring voucher holders to pay a third of their income, while HUD covers the remaining portion of the housing costs.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 10, 2024

This blog post attempts to identify which of these property tax breaks that might be relevant to a local government’s community and economic development plans. For example, eligibility for exemptions from property taxes levied for the 2024-2025 tax year was determined by the ownership and use of property as of January 1, 2024.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 1, 2024

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. DFI in the news: Report on upcoming Transylvania housing summit cites UNC DFI research in Brevard.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers. West Virginia’s partnership with the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance represents a strategic investment in our future.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JANUARY 16, 2025

reached a record high in 2024, according to a new annual point-in-time count released in December by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Homelessness in the U.S. More than 770,000 people experienced homelessness on a single night.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The 11 Best Conferences in 2024 for Library Marketing and Promotions Computers in Libraries 2024 In-person event, March 12-14, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia Price: Ranges from $249 to $929 depending on how many days you wish to attend and whether you want to participate in workshops. And with 8 conferences across the U.S.,

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The White House issued an executive order in late October calling for the development of safe and secure AI, for instance. FedTech’s 30 Federal IT Influencers Worth a Follow are watching the technology closely, weighing promise against pitfall, and they expect AI to be a major trend in 2024 and beyond.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Projects relying on the 421-a completion extension in tandem with Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) are expected to deliver both more housing and deeper affordability to several neighborhoods across the city, according to a recent data analysis by the NYU Furman Center. Uneven development patterns continue.

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 15, 2025

Housing and building code enforcement is one of local governments most important tools to stabilize and strengthen neighborhoods. In Cleveland, we are helping the City develop a new training curriculum for code enforcement officers and staff centered around a strategic code compliance approach.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

NAG’s 14th Collection Development Seminar and Public Library Forum "Rise of the Machines" Thursday 16th May 2024, Friends House, London Technology is intrinsic to every library acquisitions team today; what impact is it making for you? Final date for submission of abstracts is 2nd February 2024.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On October 24, 2024, the White House released a National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) , which focuses on ensuring US leadership in developing advanced AI technologies. In February 2024, AWS announced a collaboration with the U.S.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2024

As lawmakers in Albany debate how to fix New York’s housing affordability crisis, a new research brief by the NYU Furman Center examines the possible effects of how a good cause eviction requirement might affect tenants, landlords, and the housing market. Now, the issue is once again on the negotiating table in 2024.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Even the most secure networks are expected to be in compliance with White House requirements to create a zero-trust environment. The Department of Defense has to develop three — one for its nonclassified network, another for its classified network and one more for its top-secret/sensitive network.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Similarly, a school in her neighborhood is closing and she suggests it become a library, even though it's a good site for multiunit housing, when the main library is just a few miles away.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This has been a big year for federal policy developments that can help communities address vacancy and stabilize neighborhoods. But, as we shared with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) earlier this year in response to its Request for Information, it has the potential to be a vital community revitalization tool.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

On February 22, 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted its first Federal Financial Services Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum at Amazon HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia, convening leaders from the public sector and financial services industry. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Diversity of thought creates new solutions.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

It is the only national community development conference dedicated specifically to reusing “ blighted ” properties—what we call vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties. When : October 9-11, 2024. The room rate ends on September 16, 2024 or when the room block sells out. The sessions at RVP reflect that!

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GovLoop

MAY 1, 2024

In 2024, agencies will need to get their data in shape to make the most of it. Since then, agencies including the Department of Defense (DoD) have developed their own policies to implement those goals. The Federal Data Strategy, released in 2018, set high-level goals for using and handling data.

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Barrett & Greene

JANUARY 13, 2025

Thats attributable to a razor-thin majority margin in the House of Representatives, coupled with a new administration, many of whose members have had little experience in executing significant changes in the way the actual work of government gets done. A report on reforms was to be due to the governor by July 1, 2025.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

This FOA is part of a suite of Catalyze innovation grants to advance projects to the point where they can meet the entry criteria for the NHLBI Catalyze Preclinical program or attract independent development support from other federal or private partners for preclinical product optimization and characterization.

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A Library Writer's Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

Call for Presentations — GW Ethics in Publishing Conference 2024 CFP URL: [link] The 14th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024 , again as a hybrid event, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, at the George Washington University Foggy Bottom campus, in Washington, DC.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing. Bateman and her team focus on demographics and work extensively with Census data, but also create their own datasets based on local input.

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The City Fix

JULY 5, 2024

Every three years, ICLEI hosts the ICLEI World Congress to showcase how subnational actors advance sustainable urban development worldwide. The most recent installment, ICLEI World Congress 2024, held June 18-21 in São Paulo, Brazil, converged over 1,500 global attendees to.

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GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2024

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners. Here’s a look at recent developments.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

This FOA solicits R33 applications where major feasibility gaps for the enabling technology or transformative platform have already been overcome, as demonstrated with supportive preliminary data, but still requires further development and rigorous validation to encourage downstream demonstration, utilization and adoption.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 5, 2024

1] In 2024, between 25 and 30% of the U.S. According to one study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, “the shift to remote work accounts for more than half of overall house price growth over the pandemic.” March 5, 2024. residents, indicates that the average employee spends 28% of their full-paid workdays at home. [1]

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iGrantWriters

MARCH 10, 2021

This FOA supports the development of software to visualize and analyze the data as part of programs of building the informatics infrastructure for the BRAIN Initiative. Deadline To Apply Jun 07, 2024 Territory or Possession. Description This is a reissue of RFA-MH-19-147.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and find applications across various domains, the responsible development and use of AI systems has become a top priority for the US government. We are also committed to sharing best practices and collaborating on research to ensure AI is developed and deployed responsibly.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Just as his namesake at MI6’s Q-branch develops ingenious tools that help James Bond fight bad guys, Mikael Adlers and his team develop tools that will help Qvantum customers fight climate change The office spaces where Mikael Adlers work in the university town of Linköping in Sweden are almost conspicuous in how inconspicuous they look.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In June 2024, two cloud engineers from the Digital Agency, Kazuma Takeda and Shinichi Nishihata, shared their process and learnings at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit Japan , the largest AWS learning event in the country. This is most commonly used in software development to build, test, and deploy applications.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

According to Deloitte, 60% of current government investments in AI and data analytics are intended to directly impact real-time operational decisions and outcomes by 2024. The systems decide about public benefit eligibility, policing, housing, health care, immigration, education, child welfare and other concerns.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

Take a look at these free professional development sessions coming up in February and don’t forget to register now for your favorites! PT to hear from government and industry experts about the current threat landscape and what should be on your radar for 2024. Join us online Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As of 2024, it’s never been harder for artists to find a place to work. From the article: THE TYPICAL TRAJECTORY for an urban arts community goes something like this: A couple of creative types set up shop in a neighborhood bypassed by development. Mycella Collective. Magic ensues for a few years.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

million households in the UK without internet access, according to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee. A report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee found that a lack of digital skills costs the UK economy a staggering £63 billion annually.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As organizations prioritize AI, the CAIO role becomes even more multifaceted, demanding not just technical expertise but also visionary leadership to drive organizational culture change and develop a truly AI-enabled workforce. Google is tackling this skills challenge head-on.

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