Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 2, 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. The Development Finance Initiative (DFI) is advising the City of Salisbury NC on how to redevelop the 12-acre brownfields site into new affordable housing.

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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.

Communications 105

Communications Legislation Constituents Transportation 105

Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This funding typically makes up only approximately one-third of the federal budget, with a majority of spending going toward Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and mandatory programs that fall outside the purview of annual appropriations. The full House and Senate still need to consider and vote on these bills.

Government 99

Government Legislation Housing Budgeting 99

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Tips for Working with Resource Development Staff Resources Notes.

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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.

Legislation 98

Legislation Elected Officials Housing Operations 98

Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner. According to SolarWinds recent annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey , 50% of security IT professionals across state agencies and 25% of local governments selected “low budgets” as the leading challenge plaguing their team’s success. Automate wherever possible.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Public Sector Security Government 52

GovLoop

AUGUST 28, 2024

It’s September, which means it’s time to grab your pumpkin spice latte and fall into our free professional development line-up! Low code is a software development approach that uses a visual, drag-and-drop interface to create applications with minimal coding. Join us online Monday, Sept. 16 from 1-1:30 p.m. PT/4-4:30 p.m.

Development 52

Development Public Affairs Constituents Management 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

The Tracker provides ARP budgeted data through last December (2022) for all local governments except Tier 5 (the smallest cities and counties). The data reflect adopted budgets only, not proposals or expenses. Nationally, only about 11% of adopted budget ARP dollars have gone to infrastructure projects. Public Space 12.5

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Local Government Budgeting Public Transportation Transportation 76

Center for Community Progress

MAY 2, 2023

The board said I’d be buying properties that were abandoned and tax delinquent and selling them to developers to turn into affordable housing. I got my start in local government in Memphis, Tennessee, which is where I developed my love of working with my community and driving generational wealth-building.

Housing 98

Housing Development Community Development Outreach 98

Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 12, 2023

This can be achieved by developing a low-code application. The drag-and-drop ease of low code means your organisation can easily develop an application for messaging and sharing files. With the right solution, IT workers can maintain governance by overseeing application development and controlling access.

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Security Budgeting Social Media Communications 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

DC received a scathing report from HUD about the failures in managing the city's public housing stock of 8,000 units, 25%--2,000-are vacant because most are uninhabitable (" D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ," Washington Post ). Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ).

Housing 52

Housing Government Elected Officials Leadership 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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Local Government Housing Government Laws 40

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of EdTech solutions, these startups aim to address education challenges such as student engagement, financial literacy, student health and well-being, upskilling, and operational inefficiencies. The platform houses the UK’s largest hub of support funds, scholarships, and grants for students.

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Education Engagement Sustainability Development 140

CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall [link] Sarah Hope Marshall joins me here to reflect upon digital inequity in place-based community revitalization. It’s a different dynamic, and we adopt things slowly, so we don’t always pause to say, wait.

Community Development 52

Community Development Development Campaign Public Administration 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Also, due to the large investment of funding and labor required for traditional modeling and mapping methods, analysis may not account for current infrastructure and impervious development. Parks & Recreation may want to develop more parkland and multi-use trails, so they may support measures that limit development of floodplain areas.

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Parks And Recreation Local Government Disaster Response Management 110

Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 23, 2023

In addition to doing hands-on onboarding sessions with the Office of Presidential Personnel, the Center has developed new online resources for appointees to review as they start a new role. Within a day, I developed a deep respect for the expertise and drive of all the career staff in the office.

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Coordinator Leadership Housing Public Face 84

Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As AI technologies become essential in federal agencies, establishing a responsible, secure, and ethical framework for their development and deployment is crucial. The National AI Initiative Act of 2020 further bolsters this foundation by promoting AI research and policy development.

Security 115

Security Regulations Operations Development 115

The City Fix

JUNE 5, 2023

In March 2023, the White House announced its federal budget, including funding for a groundbreaking initiative: the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). The program is unlike anything the U.S. has supported in the past as it will provide matching.

Transportation 11

Transportation Housing Budgeting Local Government 11

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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: UNC DFI helps Buncombe County consider whether their downtown assets might be repurposed for affordable housing: bit.ly/3ugHBDC.

Social Media 54

Social Media Economic Development Housing Budgeting 54

GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

To help close the digital divide, the city created Big Apple Connect — a subsidy program that provides free broadband and basic cable access to people living in NYC public housing. So far, coverage is available in 220 public housing developments. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact.”

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Public Safety Housing Communications Local Government 59

Let's Talk Parks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Programming for Success with Chris Bass From developing program ideas, evaluating success, and managing teams, there’s so much to know when it comes to recreation programming. It’s one of the most rewarding elements of a parks and recreation career – to develop programs that make a difference in the community. low participation?

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Parks And Recreation Development Budgeting Management 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. In this post, I explain how councils used collaboration and shared resources to develop this digital public infrastructure which has reduced the cost of building council websites by up to 80 percent and delivered better services.

Local Government 72

Local Government Government Budgeting Development 72

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

The article mentions Councilmember Robert White question Brenda Donald, director of the DC Housing Authority, asking about her $40,000+ bonus for the year, after the agency was ripped to shreds by a HUD inspection report (" D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ").

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Campaign Engagement Housing 52

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.

Government 80

Government Public Sector Security Translation 80

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. There is an optional service project (a creative placemaking installation on a vacant lot) happening in the morning.

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Laws Constituents Public Sector Community Development 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

I am on the board of Sugar House Park, which is owned by both the city and county, so it has some interesting intergovernmental issues. For either a BID or a conservancy extra services are likely to include security, sanitation, capital improvements, and marketing and economic development activities. Technically.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Public Administration Housing Sanitation 52

Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Many of these are small contracts that support housing and community development needs in specified service areas around the state. Within a couple of years, we saw activity from the approved land banks that included applications for various housing preservation and development grants.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Coordinator Housing Community Development 52

NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 13, 2023

In the late days of December, Congress passed the final budget package for 2023, setting funding levels for every federal agency and grant program for the year and averting a government shutdown.

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Budgeting Government Community Development Housing 82

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. 5 The similar key behaviors exhibited by both F&F and the FHLBanks should not come as a surprise. mortgage originations. the legislation establishing them).

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Legislation Housing Regulations Operations 88

Policy Chats

JANUARY 29, 2024

He also is actively involved in his community as Chairman of the Board for the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, Chairperson on Budget Engagement Commission for the City of Riverside, and a member of the Honorary Commanders - a civilian organization that supports the March Air Reserve Base.

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Public Policy Housing Regulations Budgeting 59

GovLoop

APRIL 1, 2024

Agencies struggle with budget constraints, and it can be difficult to demonstrate a practical return on investment for IT infrastructure upgrades. The beauty of open source is that you have a lot of collaborators working to solve problems, develop new solutions, and innovate faster,” Ramirez said. “At Then there’s complexity.

Government 72

Government Legislation Local Government Budgeting 72

AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Richard Turnquist, assistant athletic director of data and analytics, was interested in how the department could use analytics to drive the department’s budget and financial goals. “We The new business insights have allowed them to transition their sales roles in-house, saving money even after bringing on additional analytics talent.

Education 75

Education Engagement Public Sector Budgeting 75

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Many have had serious budget problems. 2011 Doors Open Toronto Guide ) But Open House New York Weekend is increasingly a big deal. The Dixieland Trail was an automobile route organized and promoted by the travel divisions and state development boards of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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Parks And Recreation Coordinator Budgeting Housing 97

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works. A couple of other initiatives that Cooke talked about a year ago were to begin implementing both Lean Six Sigma and Sunrise Reviews.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Strategic Planning Transportation Implementation 52

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works. A couple of other initiatives that Cooke talked about a year ago were to begin implementing both Lean Six Sigma and Sunrise Reviews.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Strategic Planning Transportation Implementation 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you don’t have these capabilities in-house, you can get support either through AWS Professional Services, such as with the regulated landing zone offering, or with AWS Partners who have specific LZA offerings. Finance – responsible for reporting on budget utilisation and spend/cross charging across the organisation.

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Security Accountability Public Sector Implementation 80

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 19, 2024

The article online has the title " Rise in residential development in Germantown sparks optimism — and caution ," WHYY/NPR). Even in Mount Airy you could buy huge beautiful stone houses for under $600,000. The article discusses the development of new apartments, both new construction, as well as adaptive reuse. Kenyon Lofts.

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Development Budgeting Housing 52