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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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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer.

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Overcome Manual App Testing Challenges to Drive Modernization: Insights from California CIO Academy

Government Technology Insider

During the breakout session “The Expanding Realm of Today’s CIO,” Thomas Boon , CIO of California’s Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), discussed that technology doesn’t stay around for decades like it used to. Modernization is a big initiative, but manual app testing is always the bottleneck,” Wiri said.

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Approaches to Rural Property Vacancy in Law and Policy

Center for Community Progress

Thus, a realistic, creative discussion of rural property vacancy should take these conditions into account. In most states, land banks also require enabling state legislation to be created. However, state legislation on intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) may be a potential legal barrier to rural communities.

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After the Storm: Summary Ejectment and Assistance Programs in North Carolina

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Post-Helene, there is not a moratorium on summary ejectment proceedings, although activists and at least two legislators have called upon the legislature, the chief justice, and the governor for such action. Homelessness and displacement may impede the delivery of the accounting to the tenant and the return of the balance.

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Economic Development Spending: Let’s Find Out if It’s Effective

Barrett & Greene

It was titled 11 Billion Reasons to Rethink New York’s Increasing Economic Development Spending. It feels like this may be a good time for greater demand for accountability when it comes to economic development spending. Indeed, the federal government has been pushing for evidence.

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Accordingly, local government programs should account for federal rules prohibiting “duplication of benefits” (or DOB) from other sources. 4] North Carolina Legislation 1975 , ed. This amount is so substantial that local governments need to make every penny count. 2 CFR 200.101 (Uniform Guidance “Applicability”). [2]