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Main Street Basic Training August 18 - August 19, 9:00am - 4:30pm, Annapolis MD
Main Street Maryland is pleased to bring you the opportunity to learn about the nationally successful Main Street Four Point Approach to economic development of commercial corridors. This two-day event is designed for anyone interested in learning about commercial district revitalization. Attendance is mandatory for any community considering a 2011 application for Main Street designation. Learn more & register...
Place Matters National Conference
September 7, 8:30am - 5:00pm, Washington DC The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute invites you to attend this one-day convening to address the relationship between place and health, particularly as it pertains to racial and ethnic health inequities. The conference, titled "Place and Health Equity: Building Stronger Communities for Better Health", will convene grassroots leaders, elected officials, researchers, public health practitioners, policymakers, and community organizers. Learn more & register...
Governor's Grants Conference 2011: Leading the Way Through Best Practices
September 12, 7:30am - 3:30pm, Adelphi MD
The Governor's Grants Conference is designed for local grants managers and nonprofits, as well as state grants and fiscal managers. The opening session will feature elected officials discussing federal funding issues that impact all grantees. Attendees will then choose from multiple breakout sessions that address different topics presented by federal agency employees, consultants, nonprofits, and colleagues who have successfully navigated through many applications for private and governmental grants. Learn more & register...
There are many more Events & Trainings that we could not fit in our newsletter! Please click the link below to see more...
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TD Charitable Foundation 2011 Housing for Everyone Grant Competition
Application deadline: September 2, 2011
The TD Charitable Foundation's 2011 Housing for Everyone grant competition is about "Building for the Future". Applications must focus on any one of three areas and should highlight the ways in which funding will provide the opportunity in the future to expand the availability of and/or access to safe affordable housing. The areas of focus are energy efficiency, capacity building, and new unit creation. For more information... Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant Program
Application deadline: October 14, 2011
At a time when schools and community groups are struggling to make ends meet, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation recognizes that we must increase our focus on basic, one-time project needs. Any individual public K-12 school or nonprofit parent group associated with that public K-12 school is eligible to apply for funding between $2,000 and $5,000. For more information...
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Reports
Reinventing America's Legacy Cities: Strategies for Cities Losing Population
By the 110th American Assembly
Traditional thinking about urban policy and planning, with its relentless focus on growth, doesn't offer much in the way of vocabulary or framework for discussing "legacy cities" -- a term used to identify those American cities with rich histories and assets that have struggled to stay relevant in an ever-changing global economy. In April 2011, the Center for Community Progress and the Center for Sustainable Urban Development co-sponsored the 110th American Assembly in Detroit to focus on building strong policies to assist "legacy cities". Download the report here...
Healthy Food, Healthy Communities: Promising Strategies to Improve Access to Fresh, Healthy Food and Transform Communities
By Rebecca Flournoy for PolicyLink
Through Lifting Up What Works(R), this report is designed to help advocates, policymakers, community-based organizations, residents and other stakeholders replicate and create successful models for ensuring that all communities have access to healthy food and the wide range of benefits it brings. Download the report here...
Stable Home Ownership in a Turbulent Economy: Delinquencies and Foreclosures Remain Low in Community Land Trusts
By Emily Thaden for Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Working Paper) This study examined mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates among the owner-occupants of resale-restricted houses and condominiums in community land trusts (CLTs) across the United States and compared CLT results to rates of delinquency and foreclosure among the owner-occupants of conventional market-rate housing reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Delinquency Survey. The study also explored practices and policies of CLTs that may help to explain their better performance. Download the report here... |
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Call for Proposals!
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Now accepting proposals for conference sessions!
The fourth national Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference is set for June 20-22 in New Orleans. The theme is "Remaking America for the 21st Century".
Conference sessions and activities will explore a wide variety of topics related to the challenges and opportunities presented by foreclosed, abandoned, blighted and other problem properties. This year there is more of an emphasis to place these ideas in the broader context of the nation's economic recovery.
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In the News...
Three DHCD Projects Awarded by NAHRO! | |
Three DHCD projects received Awards of Merit at the summer conference of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) in Louisville, KY on July 28.
The projects honored include the Miller's Court development in Baltimore City, the National Park Seminary Apartments in Silver Spring, and the Maryland offices of the Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission in Cumberland.
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