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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

How can outreach and education help? Identifying common types of dumped waste informs public outreach efforts, like flyers, dumpster roll-off days, or hazardous waste drop-off events. Develop survey questions. Gather essential data without overburdening surveyors.

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Creating agentless outbound campaigns to support Medicaid unwinding efforts

AWS Public Sector Blog

For more than a year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has supported SMAs with in-house Medicaid expertise to identify unwinding issues and develop solutions to address them. The top four concerns that SMAs have shared are outreach and engagement, staffing shortages, returned mail, and reporting capabilities. At least 4.5

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AWS Nonprofit Credit Program expands support for nonprofits of all sizes

AWS Public Sector Blog

The following are some examples of the innovations nonprofits have developed with support from this program: Amplifying citizen advocacy across Africa ONE is a global movement to end extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030. Global expansion, outreach, and the delivery of solutions in remote locations. Read more about ONE.

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City Colleges of Chicago drives tech program innovation with AWS Machine Learning University and Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

Summary City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)—the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation—participates in two no-cost Amazon Web Services (AWS) initiatives to advance and develop undergraduate technical programs. CCC has invested in skilled instructors and is providing student outreach.

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Automating returned mail to keep members enrolled during Medicaid unwinding

AWS Public Sector Blog

For nearly a year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has supported SMAs with in-house Medicaid expertise to identify unwinding issues and develop solutions to address them. The top four concerns that SMAs have shared for unwinding are constituent outreach and engagement, staffing shortages, returned mail, and reporting capabilities.

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Analyzing climate risk models on AWS to prevent future food insecurity in Nigeria

AWS Public Sector Blog

Their goal is to help decision-makers identify the potential impact and magnitude of climate-related risks and develop possible mitigation strategies. The students compete by conducting analyses on Nigeria’s food crops and by developing adaptation and mitigation strategies on how to build resilience in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.