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Green Bank for Rural America Technical Assistance Provider Roster

The Green Bank for Rural America (GBRA) is establishing six Technical Assistance Hubs to help ensure rural communities have access to opportunities available through the new energy economy. We are seeking proposals to develop a roster of vetted technical assistance providers with expertise critical to unlocking these opportunities. 

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2027 PEDA Fall Conference RFP Issued

The Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) is the statewide association of local, state, corporate and non-profit economic development professionals. PEDA's mission is to promote sound economic development policies, provide leading edge economic development education and nurture an effective statewide economic development network to foster the economic growth of the Commonwealth.

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Early Bird Registration for the 2025 Virginia Solar Summit is Now Open!

Join us for the region's foremost solar + land use event's return to the Richmond Marriott April 28-30 with three days and nights of high impact educational programming and exceptional networking at the 2025 Virginia Solar Summit! Co-hosted again with the Virginia Department of Energy, and brought to you by a Governor's Environmental Excellence Award gold medalist, Nevados, attendees can expect another comprehensive, collaborative, constructive, and extremely substantive solar energy development event, now in its sixth edition.

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EPA's Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program Provides Streamlined Technical Assistance

The “Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities” program was recently released with a deadline of December 12. The Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program provides TA to selected communities to address the community’s needs and interests. The program is geared toward communities that are relatively new to environmentally sustainable approaches but have a basic understanding of smart growth principles and how they could apply locally.

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Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative

The Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the changing economics of America’s energy production.

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Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE)

Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) is ARC’s multi-state initiative that aims to drive large-scale, regional economic transformation through collaborative projects. With the additional funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), ARC launched ARISE to strengthen Appalachian business and industry, and to grow and support the development of new opportunities across multiple states.

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