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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. In December of 2024, Congress formally reauthorized the U.S. The EDA reauthorization (S. EDA is a federal agency within the U.S.

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Building Belonging: Neurodivergent Perspectives in Parks and Recreation (Part 2) — Episode 154

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

As you may recall, our final episode of 2023 was part one of our conversation around neurodiversity and parks and recreation. The inspiration for these episodes came from a 2023 NRPA Annual Conference session, “Neurodiversity and Inclusive Workplaces: Insights from Park and Recreation Professionals.” Share it with us !

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Roving Leaders: Decades of Empowering Youth in D.C. — Episode 161

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is making a huge impact on youth in the DC area through its weekly after-school group mentoring program, Roving Leaders. On today’s episode, we welcome a superstar of out-of-school time programming! At the center of the program is Danielle Hunter, chief of the Roving Leaders.

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How to build awareness of flood risk and gain buy-in for flood control measures

American City & Country

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. To understand how local governments can better manage flood risk, it is important to understand how this work is done at present. The 1% and 0.2%

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CFP: Collaborations and Outreach for Student Success: Initiatives for College and Small University Libraries (ACRL Publication)

A Library Writer's Blog

While many volumes have been published about academic library outreach programs, these often showcase libraries with extensive staff, budgets, and materials available to them. They will also be challenged to explore how these programs can be assessed and recreated at their own institution.

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

GovLoop

The underused Harbor Park area along the Connecticut River has great potential for residential, commercial and recreational use. Virtual Tools Expand Outreach. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. Rethink to Boost Participation.

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

GovLoop

The underused Harbor Park area along the Connecticut River has great potential for residential, commercial and recreational use. Virtual Tools Expand Outreach “We were able to get so much more information,” Skowera said. “We That created a problem: How could the city design a community space without the input of the community?