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.
I 70 / 75 Economic Development Summit on May 30
The I 70 / 75 Economic Development Summit on May 30 will feature Heather E. McGowan is an internationally known speaker, writer, and advisor. McGowan prepares leaders to most-effectively react to rapid and disruptive changes in education, work, and society. As a Future of Work Strategist, Heather has worked with diverse teams to address these challenges.
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Two advisors at the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Summit Medina Business Alliance Inc. have received prestigious professional certifications after undergoing training through the National Development Council.
read moreOEDI Site Selection/Site Development Course next up May 9-10
Students in the course have rated the course very highly. “Some great real world examples” “this was a great course. I learned a lot, not only about course content, but real life examples too.”
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