Highlights

• CaRDI Seeks Feedback
• CaRDI Publications
• - Satisfaction with Public Education
  - Early Childhood Education
  - Community Energy Initiatives

Dates

• The Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc. (CSCS) Annual Conference 2008 “The Power of Aging”
• National Main Streets Conference
• 2008 Federal Economic Development Forum

Resources / Articles

• 2007 Annual Report on Local Governments
• Outlook Conference Material on the Web
• Press Release: Upstate New York Employment Trends
• Advance Newsletter: It's Time to Talk

Funding / Grants / Other Opportunities

• EPA Funding Opportunity
• Capacity Building Project Trainer
• Department of City and Regional Planning 2008 Cooperative Internship Program
• Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program
• Rural Development

Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurship Week Goes Global
• Survey Shows Youth Interest in Entrepreneurship
• New Web Resource to Advance Entrepreneurship Worldwide
• Keep Tabs on the Entrepreneurial Economy

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Highlights

Dates

The Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc. (CSCS) Annual Conference 2008 “The Power of Aging”
Thursday, Jan 24th at the NY Hilton Hotel

In her presentation, “Passport to Longevity,” our keynoter Adriane G. Berg will speak about the opportunities and challenges of living longer. We will have a discussion about the City’s plan for the modernization of aging services. Our workshops will focus on community partnerships, ethical dilemmas in daily practice, governance, money management, how technology is impacting senior services, and many more timely topics. There will also be a vendor exhibition that will allow you to see products and services that can enhance your program or provide better prices for the items that you routinely use.

Please see the conference brochure at http://www.cscs-ny.org/files/conferencebrochure2008.pdf (or see it on our home page at http://www.cscs-ny.org). You can print out the registration form from the brochure and mail it in.

National Main Streets Conference
Philadelphia, March 30 - April 2, 2008

Each year, Main Street managers and experts in community revitalization and related fields gather to participate in educational sessions, network with and inspire one another, and to visit other states' Main Street communities. In 2008, Pennsylvania Downtown Center is privileged to serve as the official state partner/host of this conference.

Click here (http://conference.mainstreet.org/content.aspx?page=11247&site=13) to visit the official homepage of the 2008 National Main Streets Conference Homepage.

2008 Federal Economic Development Forum
Alexandria, VA, Westin Alexandria, April 13-15, 2008

The 2008 Federal Forum will offer three days of informative sessions and first-rate speakers highlighting the relevant federal issues facing the economic development community (renewable energy, immigration issues, human capital building, regional collaboration, etc.). For further information: www.iedconline.org

Resources /Articles

2007 Annual Report on Local Governments

The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has released the 2007 Annual Report on Local Governments which includes 2005 financial data that local governments submit to OSC on an annual basis as well as fiscal trends in New York's local governments. The report highlights the potential impact of recent economic developments on local government finances and includes information on recent policy developments and initiatives that affect the operations and fiscal health of local governments.

Please click on the link below to access the report.

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/datanstat/annreport/07annreport.pdf

Outlook Conference Material on the Web

December 18 Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Cornell Department of Applied Economics and Management

The Outlook Handbook chapters are available in pdf format at the following website. You will also find on the site Powerpoint presentations or pdf files from most of the speakers. http://aem.cornell.edu/outreach/publications.htm

The video of the morning session of the conference is available from CornellCast: http://www.cornell.edu/video

Press Release: Upstate New York Employment Trends 

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released "Upstate New York Employment Trends", the latest issue in the research series Upstate New York At-a-Glance.
(http://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/research/2007/rp071218.html)

University at Buffalo Center for Urban Studies, Department of Urban and Regional Planning's East Side Neighborhood Transformation Partnership Advance Newsletter

It's Time to Talk

December 11, 2007

The fall issue of Advance "It's Time to Talk," focuses on neighborhood development, and the lead essay builds on the theme, "It takes a village to raise a child." While agreeing with the theme, the essay says that a central problem facing the African American community is that we no longer have villages. If it takes a village to raise a child, and we don't have any villages, then we have a serious problem.

Within this context, Professor Henry Taylor answers the question, "what is to be done?," in a three part series on neighborhood development. Read the first installment of the essay, "It Takes a Village... Toward a Focus on Neighborhood Development."

Funding / Grants / Other Opportunities

EPA Funding Opportunity

Synopsis of Program:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting applications from eligible applicants for the planning, arranging, administering and/or conducting of conferences, workshops, and/or meetings (hereinafter referred to as “conferences”) that focus on research to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Specifically, EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology. This BAA is open from December 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008. Applications must be received by January 7, 2008; June 5, 2008; and December 9, 2008 depending upon the cycle (as identified in Section II of this BAA) for which the applicant is requesting funding.

Award Information:
Anticipated Type of Award: Grant or Cooperative Agreement
Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 15 Awards
Anticipated Funding Amount: The EPA Office of Research and Development has approximately $500,000 for Awards

Potential Funding per Award:

EPA may award funding under this BAA in the following two categories:

1. Meeting and workshop support up to $25,000 per award including direct and indirect costs. This category is for major support of small scale, focused meetings and workshops on a specific subject or subjects relating to environmental research.

2. Large conference support up to $75,000 per award including direct and indirect costs. This category is for major support of broad national conferences that include a wide range of subjects relating to environmental research.

EPA will not consider applications for less than $15,000 or more than $75,000. All grants and cooperative agreements will have duration of up to 1-year to provide for follow-up activities such as the publication of reports and proceedings. Cost-sharing is not required for awards under this BAA. http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html

Capacity Building Project Trainer -- Cornell Cooperative Extension Rockland County, Stony Point, NY

General Responsibilities:
Primary focus is development of innovative educational programs based on needs assessment, and direct program delivery and community education for adults in Faith and Community Based Organizations (F&CBO) utilizing existing program resources and developing new resources as needed. Collaborate with Project Coordinator to conduct program evaluation, grants/contracts, and marketing. Will coordinate specific aspects of program development, delivery and outreach. Must comply with codes, policies and procedures issued by Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland and County of Rockland. See http://hosts.cce.cornell.edu/admin/careerops/pa458.htm for complete PD.

Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in liberal arts, humanities, education, social sciences, psychology, human ecology, or other closely related area. Two years of relevant work experience preferred.

Application:
Applications will be reviewed beginning 1/08/08, or until an acceptable pool of applicants has been identified.

Send letter of intent, resume, and transcripts to PA#458, Box 26, Kennedy Hall, Cornell U, Ithaca, NY 14853.

**Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.

Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.cce.cornell.edu

Department of City and Regional Planning 2008 Cooperative Internship Program

Since 1990, Cornell's Department of City and Regional Planning has partnered with many local, regional and national organizations to provide summer internships for their graduate students. They will offer 15 organizations and agencies a matching grant of $1875 to place a CRP graduate student in a 10-week long (20-hour per week) summer internship with the student earning a total of $3750. For further information contact Tina Nelson, Internship Coordinator at 607-255-6848, or be e-mail at tmn2@cornell.edu.

Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program

Funding Source:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service

Funds Available:  $1.3 million

Deadline:  February 11, 2008

Overview:  This program provides matching funds on a competitive basis to state departments of agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations and other similar state agencies for applied research projects that address barriers, challenges and opportunities in the marketing, transportation and distribution of food and agricultural products. Proposals may deal with any stage of the marketing chain and may involve small, medium or large-scale agricultural entities but should potentially benefit multiple producers or agribusinesses. Of particular interest are proposals that reflect a collaborative approach between the states, academia, the farm sector and other appropriate entities and stakeholders. Approximately 25 to 30 projects are funded annually. The average award is $50,000.

For More Information Online, visit http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40159

Rural Development

Funding Source:  U.S. Department of Agriculture; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

Funds Available:  $5.1 million

Deadline:  February 14, 2008

Overview:  The Rural Development Program will focus on developing sustainable rural communities through integrated projects focused on enhancing economic vitality of rural communities and reducing rural poverty; protecting and enhancing economic growth and the natural resource base of rural areas by developing strategies that reduce the competition between economic growth and the environment; and building a diversified workforce to meet the needs of the present and for the future.

For More Information Online, visit http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/ruraldevelopmentnri.cfm

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Week Goes Global

Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, and Gordon Brown, prime minister of the United Kingdom, have officially announced plans for the world's first Global Entrepreneurship Week. Young Americans who are intrigued by entrepreneurship can join their global counterparts to celebrate and learn about the many opportunities it affords them during this week-long celebration set for November 17-23, 2008. Find out more here: http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=938


Survey Shows Youth Interest in Entrepreneurship

A Kauffman Foundation-commissioned Harris survey shows that young people in the United Sates want to be their own boss. The online survey of 2,438 youth ages eight to twenty-one shows that four out of ten young people would like to start their own business in the future. The survey also found that 63 percent of respondents agree that, through hard work, they have the ability to start their own business. Find out more here: http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=950


New Web Resource to Advance Entrepreneurship Worldwide

The Kauffman Foundation and the U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration have unveiled a new public-private partnership focused on leveraging America's entrepreneurial leadership to advance economic growth in the United States and around the world. Set to launch in January 2008, the comprehensive Web-based resource at http://www.entrepreneurship.gov/, will serve as an online destination for entrepreneurship research, educational content, policy papers, and entrepreneurship events worldwide, creating a one-stop resource for domestic and international interest in the American approach to entrepreneurship. Find out more here: http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=934


Keep Tabs on the Entrepreneurial Economy

The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship and E-News, an electronic newsletter sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, bring you short summaries and analyses of trends driving the innovation economy. Find out more here: http://www.publicforuminstitute.org/nde/