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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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Thriving Communities TA: Helping Local Governments Coordinating Housing and Infrastructure

NLC (National League of Cities)

Article by Pam Blumenthal, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Sarah Schaefer, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to better serve their communities. The AWS GovTech Accelerator was created to support the development of technologies that can address these challenges.

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The future of flying: FAA’s final air taxi rule could have cities looking more like ‘The Jetsons’

American City & Country

There are several developers of air taxis, also known as eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft), that are working on government approval for commercial passenger services, including companies like Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation. . But as more and more are produced, I think we’ll see them everywhere.” airspace.

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4 ways AWS can help states transform healthcare for incarcerated individuals

AWS Public Sector Blog

Enhancing coordination of care for incarcerated individuals Providing healthcare in correctional facilities is a difficult task further hampered by a lack of coordination among caregivers, as well as between the facilities and outside agencies. This coordination reduces the likelihood of relapse and hospitalization.

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

Center for Community Progress

Their contributions supplement local government capacity and fosters neighborhood pride. Develop survey questions. Make sure data is spatially referenced with GPS coordinates. Engage local groups to collect data. Beyond aesthetics, these programs improve public health and safety.

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Helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises make economic and societal impacts with cloud technologies

AWS Public Sector Blog

These MSMEs also account for 99% of all companies, 70% of all jobs, and 60% of the gross domestic product (GDP) on average across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Strong policy support from all levels of government is also needed to accelerate cloud adoption for MSMEs.

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