Federal Budget: Funding for Key #EconDev Programs
Federal Budget: The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in March authorized favorable spending levels for 2018 for federal economic development programs, including:
- Economic Development Agency – 302 million for fiscal 2018; about $26 million above fiscal 2017;
- Manufacturing Extension Program – received $140 million; $10 million above fiscal 2017;
- CDBG – received roughly $3.3 billion; $365 million about fiscal 2017;
- TIGER – received $1.5 billion; $1 billion above fiscal 2017 ;
- Rural Business-Cooperative Service – received roughly $77 million; about $12 million above fiscal 2017
- Employment and Training Administration apprenticeship opportunities – received $145 million; $50 million above fiscal 2017;
- Minority Business Development Agency – received $39 million; $5 million over fiscal 2017, and
- Appalachian Regional Commission- received $155 million; $3 million over fiscal 2017.
Don’t Miss Out! 2018 Appalachian Ohio State of the Region
Seventh Annual Appalachian Ohio State of the Region Conference
Changing the Narrative
Using Rural Wealth Creation to Transform the Region
Ohio Cooperative Education Association (OCEA) Annual Conference 2018
OCEA is excited to host its annual conference at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, OH on May 23-25, 2018. Our theme is “The Power of Partnerships!” and the program will include valuable content for attendees from two-year colleges, universities, and employer partners.
read moreI70/75 Development Association Economic Development Summit – May 24th
The 16th Annual
I-70/75 Economic Development Summit
May 24, 2018
Sinclair Community College
Ponitz Center
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