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NACo's new president, FEMA preparedness grants and more
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August 7, 2025
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J.D. Clark is up to a Texas-sized challenge <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDAAIAAAA?msdynmkt_target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22ht
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NACo's new president got his start in county government covering meetings for his local newspaper as a high school student.
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Character strengths set rural counties up for entrepreneurship <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDAAYAAAA?msdynmkt_target=%7B%22T
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Counties, according to Molly Pyle from the Center on Rural Innovation, are fertile ground for high-tech job development because of their rural character, not in spite of it.
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The arts fuel economic growth in counties of all size <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDAAkAAAA?msdynmkt_target=%7B%22TargetUrl%
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A county doesn’t have to be Los Angeles or New York to see economic benefits from the arts. Maureen McGuigan of rural Lackawanna County, Pa., discovered this with the county's Arts Engage!
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FEMA has released more than a dozen notices of funding opportunities, totaling nearly $1 billion, to help counties and other jurisdictions prepare for disasters and strengthen national
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Cybersecurity grant program applications are due Aug. 15 <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDABEAAAA?msdynmkt_target=%7B%22Target
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The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program provides funding to state, local and tribal governments to implement cybersecurity plans and build resilience against emerging threats.
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Federal agencies release NEPA guidance following White House executive order <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDABQAAAA?msdynmkt_
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NACo submitted formal comment letters on several agency proposals to revise or establish their NEPA implementing procedures to ensure that county priorities and concerns are reflected.
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EPA announces up to $14M for brownfields job training program <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDABcAAAA?msdynmkt_target=%7B%22Ta
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The Brownfields Job Training Grants Program helps communities impacted by brownfield sites — blighted, contaminated properties — build local workforces to support site cleanup and redevelopment.
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DOJ releases updated list of designated sanctuary jurisdictions <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDABoAAAA?msdynmkt_target=%7B%22
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This updated list contains four counties, down from the 400 counties originally included in the list that was taken down days after its release on May 30.
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Senate Banking Committee advances bipartisan housing reform legislation <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ec5dvsE_y0qi0BukMywDAB0AAAA?msdynmkt_targe
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The ROAD to Housing Act provides new funding streams, technical assistance and data modernization support.
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National Civic Review summer issue
The summer issue of the National Civic Review explores how communities are revitalizing democracy through civic tradition, collaborative leadership and local innovation. Articles highlight
the promise of citizen-focused democracy and strategies like fusion voting and reforms to make public meetings more inclusive. Contributors examine how storytelling shapes civic life,
how cities are improving street safety and what today’s local leaders can learn from historical figures. These stories offer a hopeful view of how American communities can revitalize
democracy through shared purpose, strategic innovation and local leadership.
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