- Sustainable Communities Webinar #3: "Broadband - A Tool for Civic Engagement and Sustainability?"
- Save the Date: Rural Learning Network Conference
- Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute
- CaRDI Publications
- Health Care Reform
- Regional Food Systems
- The Importance of Comprehensive Plans for NYS Municipalities
- Upcoming eXtension Webinars
- 2009 Ag & Energy Expo
- Upstate New York Biocareer Connection
- Pace Law School: Renewable Fuels Workshops
- Seventh Annual North Country Symposium
- CaRDI Research Roundtable: Program on Applied Demographics (PAD)
- Marcellus Shale Gas Leasing Landowner Coalitions: Structures, Goals, Issues
- Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration
- NACDEP 2009: Creating Sustainable Communities in a Changing America
- CaRDI Future of Rural New York Seminar
- Enhancing Local and Regional Food Systems: Exploring the Research, What Works, and What We Need to Learn
- National Extension Tourism Conference
- Microenterprise! The Engine for Economic Growth
- Building Regional Economies Through Targeted Workforce Development: A Case Study of the Capital Region, by Cornell Research Group
- "Energy Boomtowns & Natural Gas: Implications for Marcellus Shale Local Governments and Rural Communities"
- New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's website
- National e-Commerce Extension Initiative
- Kauffman Research Roundup Points to Critical Role Entrepreneurs Play in the Economy
- Funding Sources for Addressing the Impact of the Economic Crisis
- President Obama Administration's FY 2010 Budget Overview
- New Series of How-to Articles from the EDA and APA
Funding / Grants / Training and Other Opportunities
- Community Garden Capacity Building Program
- NYS Assembly's Grants Action News
- Aging in Place RFA-State Office on Aging
- EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
For more information regarding the Communiqué or to subscribe/unsubscribe to this list, please email Ann Prince at ach37@cornell.edu.
For more information about CaRDI, please visit us at www.cardi.cornell.edu.
Sustainable Communities Webinar #3: "Broadband - A Tool for Civic Engagement and Sustainability?"
CaRDI invites you to join us for our Sustainable Communities Webinar #3: "Broadband - A Tool for Civic Engagement and Sustainability?" with CCE's Paul Treadwell and guests on Tuesday, March 24, 2009: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. High speed internet access can be a powerful tool for communities. During this webinar we will explore some of the practical and potential uses of broadband in addressing issues of civic engagement, sustainability, and economic growth. Any discussion of this topic must, however, look at issues of access and digital literacy -the "digital divide". How creative can we be in crafting inclusive and engaging opportunities that make use of the potential of broadband technology?
For more information on this and other webinars in the series, including how to register, visit CaRDI's Sustainable Communities Training webpage at: http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/cals/devsoc/outreach/cardi/training/sustainable_communities.cfm
Questions? Contact Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman at hmm1@cornell.edu
Save the Date: Rural Learning Network Conference
May 13, 2009
Promoting Regional Assets for Community and Economic Development
Goals:
- Highlight the regional assets of western/central New York for community and economic development
- Articulate the comparative advantages of the region
- Encourage communities to build unique niches in a regional context
- Explore symbiotic relationships among assets and their multiplier effects.
Regional assets can be key building blocks in sustainable regional revitalization efforts. Assets include the skills of the workforce; the vitality of community organizations; the resources of public, private and non-profit institutions; and the physical and economic resources of local places. This suggests that the numerous lenses through which we view regional assets can include tourism, education, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, natural resources, agriculture, and history. The conference will engage participants to arrive at shared understandings of how different assets in the region assist and support one another. We will also explore the relationship between capacity building and the promotion and development of assets.
More information will be available later in March.
Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute
Registration for the 2009 Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute (CMCI) is now open! For more information, and to register, please visit http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/cals/devsoc/outreach/cardi/training/cmci.cfm.
CaRDI Publications
In February, Issue #26 of our Rural New York Minute series was released, entitled "Health Care Reform: What do New Yorkers Think (Part 1)", by Kosali Simon and William White, Cornell University.
This month we published our 27th issue of the Minute, entitled "Health Care Reform: What do New Yorkers Think (Part 2)", by Kosali Simon and William White, Cornell University.
In mid-February, Issue #26 of our Research & Policy Brief Series was released, entitled "Exploring Regional Food Systems: A North Country Example", by Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman (Cornell University) and Katherine Lang (Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County).
We will release our 27th issue of the Brief in mid-March, entitled "Does it Matter if New York Municipalities have Comprehensive Plans?", by David Kay, Cornell University.
All of our publications are available on the CaRDI website at http://www.cardi.cornell.edu
Learn Tips and Tricks for Businesses with Upcoming eXtension Webinars
Small business owners, farmers, business coaches, mentors, and educators are invited to join in the exciting Webinar Series being offered by the Entrepreneurs & Their Communities Community of Practice at eXtension.
- Informal and formal planning: Using INVenture to build your business plan on March 11th, 2009
- Join Maria Marshall, Small Business Specialist, Purdue University for an overview of how to use INVenture, an online business planning tool free to the public and available at INVenture.
- Tips and Tricks for successful farmers markets on April 8th, 2009
- Join Jennifer Dennis, Specialty Crops Marketing Specialist, Purdue University to learn proven strategies that make farmers' markets successful.
- Finding your target market using MarketMaker on May 13th, 2009
- Join Dar Knipe, Marketing and Business Development Specialist, University of Illinois for an informative session on how to find your target market and how to use MarketMaker, an interactive mapping system that locates businesses and markets of agricultural products.
To learn more, visit the Web site http://www.extension.org/entrepreneurship.
2009 Ag & Energy Expo
Saturday, March 21st
Bouck Hall, SUNY Cobleskill
Opportunities for Farm Producers and Landowners
Click here for more information.
Upstate New York Biocareer Connection
March 25
Clarion Hotel, Ithaca
NYCornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC), in conjunction with Tompkins Workforce New York, NYS Department of Labor, MedTech and the Cornell Center for Life Science Enterprise
The purpose of the event is to connect jobseekers with life science employers, and promote upstate New York as a place to consider for work in the life sciences. http://www.cctec.cornell.edu/images/news/events/2_26_09web.pdf
Pace Law School: Renewable Fuels Workshops
Biofuels Policy in New York State - A CLE Colloquium
Thursday, March 26 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Renewable Fuels Workshop - Part of the "Roadmap" Project
Thursday, March 26 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Seventh Annual North Country Symposium
April 1 - 2, 2009
St. Lawrence University
www.northcountrysymposium.org, or dwelch@stlawu.edu
CaRDI Research Roundtable: Program on Applied Demographics (PAD)
April 6, 2009
Each semester CaRDI sponsors an applied research roundtable and invites faculty, research and extension associates to a brown bag luncheon to share info about research related to NYS communities.
The focus of the April 6 roundtable will be Cornell's Program on Applied Demographics (PAD). The program will include new developments regarding the 2010 Census, an update on PAD and its activities and access to data, and open discussion.
Marcellus Shale Gas Leasing Landowner Coalitions: Structures, Goals, Issues
Adobe Connect Webinar
April 7 from 3:00-4:30
Please go to the NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTER website to register, http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu/. The webinar will include general updates, overview of landowner coalitions and related issues such as compulsory integration. This is part of the Marcellus Shale training series; there will be another webinar on May 4 at 3:00 (topic for that is under consideration). Contact person: Rod Howe, rlh13@cornell.edu.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration
April 16-17, 2009
Two days of events to include:
- Keynote address by Jay Walker '77, Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/CEYWalker.html - Gala dinner hosted by President David J. Skorton honoring Jay Walker '77, Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2009, and including introductory remarks by Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller
- CCTEC New Business and Emerging Technologies Showcase
- Symposia on the topics of entrepreneurship in hospitality, real estate, healthcare, agriculture, food and life sciences, engineering, computing and information science, and venture capital
- Technology, Business and Resource Expo. Exhibitors include student start-ups, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs, local businesses and campus resources for entrepreneurs
- Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN) Event. Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN) Event featuring Harris Rosen '61, President and COO, Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
- Cornell Venture Challenge: Final presentations in the Johnson School's BR Venture's $10,000 business plan competition
See the full schedule of events and learn more about Celebration 2009: http://eship.cornell.edu/events/celebration09
NACDEP 2009: Creating Sustainable Communities in a Changing America
April 20-22, 2009
San Diego, California
http://www.nacdep.net/
CaRDI Future of Rural New York Seminar
April 24, 2009 - 3:00 PM
Cornell's EDA University Center and the P4P Region: Young Workers, Community Capacity, and an Entrepreneurial Climate
Enhancing Local and Regional Food Systems: Exploring the Research, What Works, and What We Need to Learn
May 19-20, 2009
Hudson Valley Resort, Kerhonkson, NY
For more information and to register, visit: http://nercrd.psu.edu/LocalFoods/Conference.html
National Extension Tourism Conference
June 14-17, 2009
Park City, Utah
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu/tce/NET/Conference.htm
Microenterprise! The Engine for Economic Growth
June 30, 2009
Lexington, Kentucky
Building Regional Economies Through Targeted Workforce Development: A Case Study of the Capital Region, by Cornell Research Group
Click here for a report to New York State Association of Counties, funded by the NYS Department of Labor.
"Energy Boomtowns & Natural Gas: Implications for Marcellus Shale Local Governments and Rural Communities"
http://nercrd.psu.edu/Publications/rdppapers/rdp43.pdf
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's website
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's website, which promotes transparency in government and provides better access to financial information, has been updated to improve your ability to search local government data. Data for Fiscal Year 2007 is now available, and you can now download all data into a spreadsheet with just a click of the mouse. The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has also made more data available on our website. When you first access the Local Government portion of Open Book, a link at the bottom of the screen takes you to this additional financial data. This portion of OSC's site provides summary data for IDAs, Joint Activities, and Special Purpose Units that is currently not available on Open Book.In the coming year, Open Book-Local Government will be expanded to include comprehensive information on local property tax burdens, financial information on local public authorities, and demographic information on our State and its inhabitants.www.openbooknewyork.comStay abreast of cost-saving ideas, OSC publications, and training for local governments at www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov
National e-Commerce Extension Initiative
http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/enews/jan09.html
Kauffman Research Roundup Points to Critical Role Entrepreneurs Play in the Economy
Having conducted hundreds of new studies over recent years that have informed scholars, policymakers, and business media about how entrepreneurs drive the economy and how policy impacts firm formation, this data compilation makes a powerful statement about what entrepreneurs bring to our economic well-being and what they can mean to recovery.
Read more: http://www.kauffman.org/researchandpolicy/research-roundup.aspx
Funding Sources for Addressing the Impact of the Economic Crisis
Foundations respond to crisis map: http://maps.foundationcenter.org/economic_crisis/RecipTypeUS.php
Related article: http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/econ_outlook3.html
Maps with county-level information on economic development, local giving, community foundations, shelter/housing, food assistance and employment: http://foundationcenter.org/focus/economy/maps.html
Information on the stimulus package: http://www.internet2.edu/government/stimulus
President Obama Administration's FY 2010 Budget Overview
President Obama has released the Administration’s FY 2010 Budget Overview. FY 2010 budget documents highlighting the President’s proposal are available on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget. The Budget proposal for the Department of Agriculture includes support for rural revitalization, education, and land-grant programs and proposes an additional $70 million for rural areas, for competitive research grants that provide incentives for teachers working in rural areas to pursue professional development, and to enhance existing rural research and extension programs at land-grant and minority-serving institutions.
New Series of How-to Articles from the EDA and APA
What works? In the February issue of *EDA Update*, the Economic Development Administration and APA introduce a new series of how-to articles, "Tools of the Trade." Part 1 describes potential strategies local governments can use, either alone or with other institutions, to carry out their economic development vision.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AmericanPlanningAsso/fd47ebc1bf/3ecbe99d26/83c025032f
Funding / Grants / Training and Other Opportunities
Community Garden Capacity Building
Program Department of Agriculture and Markets
The Community Garden Capacity Building Program is intended to support proposals to build capacity of existing community gardens in New York State. The projects must involve outreach materials, organizational planning, community programs, leadership development, and/or fundraising training. The program will be divided into the Upstate and Downstate Regions with funding being split evenly between the two. There are no matching requirements. Projects for which funding is sought should be completed in 1 year or less.
ELIGIBILITY: Not-for-profit corporations or must be sponsored by a not-for-profit corporation or municipality to act as a fiscal agent for the grant funding.
FUNDING: Total funding for this program will be $50,000. Each applicant may apply for and receive up to $5,000.
DEADLINE: May 4, 2009.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Ann McMahon at Department of Agriculture and Markets, 10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235, call (518) 457-7728; e-mail: ann.mcmahon@agmkt.state.ny.us; or visit the ‘‘Funding Opportunities’’ section of the Department’s Web site at www.agmkt.state.ny.us.
NYS Assembly's Grants Action News
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/gan/20090201/
Aging in Place RFA-State Office on Aging
The New York State Office for the Aging will be administering a new competitive grant program for community empowerment initiatives that support aging in place. $245,000 was appropriated. Up to 8 awards are anticipated for either the planning or implementation of innovative collaboratives, projects and activities that enhance community empowerment and provide opportunities for community participation in creating livable, age friendly communities. Only not-for-profit agencies and local governments may apply. Multiple community agencies are encouraged to participate in community empowerment initiatives planning and development; however, the lead agency must be a not-for-profit or governmental agency.
Awards for planning grants will not exceed $30,000; implementation grants will not exceed $75,000. Goals for grant program are to support projects in different geographic areas of the state including at least 2 initiatives that can effectively address the unique challenges facing rural communities.
The Request for Applications is expected at the end of February.
See NYSOFA's website at http://www.aging.ny.gov
EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
The Development, Community and Environment Division of theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applicants for the Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA)program. The program provides technical assistance to qualified states, regions, and communities that want to develop in ways that reflect the principles of smart growth to meet environmental and other community goals.
EPA has identified some key areas in which communities are likely to benefit from this assistance: climate change (both mitigation of and adaptation to); green job development; corridor redevelopment; green building development; suburban retrofitting; and disaster resiliency. Other topics for assistance are welcome, provided they demonstrate cutting-edge challenges and the possibility of replicable solutions.
EPA plans to assist three to five communities over a period of twelve months by providing a multi-day visit from a team of experts organized by EPA and other national partners. The deadline to apply is April 23, 2009. '
Details about the program and the application for assistance can be found on EPA's website at http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/2009_sgia_rfa.htm.