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Community & Economic Development Steering Committee

All matters pertaining to general community development and redevelopment; residential, commercial, and industrial development; housing programs; building and housing codes; subdivision regulation; and public works and economic development.

HUD has released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the $100 million Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. Grant applications, which will be reviewed by HUD, DOT and the EPA, are due Aug. 23, 2010

FY13 House budget delays billions in cuts

The recently-passed House FY13 budget blueprint would delay the $110 billion in cuts mandated for FY13, and instead offer just about $18.3 billion in cuts with budget caps set at $1.03 trillion.

Board adopts new policy positions at conference

The NACo Board of Directors adopted a variety of policy positions at the 2011 Legislative Conference.

NACo argues against CDBG cuts

NACo President Glen Whitley argued against major cuts to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program at a news conference March 16.

Counties react to cuts in CDBG, HOME programs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released the FY12 allocations for the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships and other Office of Community Planning and Development formula programs on Jan. 17.

House approps chairman releases subcommittee allocations

They would cut $46 billion in non-security programs from the FY11 levels, with the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture subcommitties receiving the largest percentage cuts.

National Endowment for the Arts creates new grant category for local governments

On Jan. 16, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman formally announced the agency’s newest grant category called Our Town specifically to aid counties and cities.

Senators decry Medicaid block-granting

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller and six of his colleagues rallied with NACo Large Urban County Caucus members against possible block-granting of Medicaid.

Congress makes way for ‘minibus’ funding bill

No more “omnibus” appropriations bills in this politics-on-steroids season. The best Congress can do now is FY12 “minibus” appropriations bills.

House passes Continuing Resolution

H.R. 1 targets many programs of interest to counties for deep cuts or elimination such as water and waste water loan funds, Community Development Block Grant and Community Health Centers.

Efforts to repeal 3-percent withholding renewed

Jan. 1, 2012 will mean more than just the start of a new year. Federal, state and local governments will be required to withhold 3 percent of nearly all of their contract payments, Medicare payments, farm payments and certain grants.

NACo committee chair testifies on Livable Communities Act

Brookings County, S.D. Commissioner Don Larson spoke on April 30 about rural community benefits from the Livable Communities Act, S. 1619, introduced by Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.).

Infrastructure gets big boost in Obama jobs bill

The American Jobs Act of 2011 includes a series of tax cuts for employers and investments in infrastructure, job training, school modernization and funding to stem impending layoffs of teachers and firefighters.

Olson testifies on housing counseling programs

DuPage County, Ill. Board Member Debra Olson testified on behalf of NACo before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity regarding housing counseling programs.

Debt-limit agreement raises uncertainties for FY12 budget

The debt ceiling agreement signed by the president Aug. 2 raises more questions than answers about how Congress will implement the reductions and their impact on county budgets.