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The National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) North Central Regional Conference in late May in Cedar Rapids, IA.
The Organizing Committee for the 2025 North-Central NUEL Regional Conference is excited to announce their Call for Proposals. The conference will be held May 27-29, 2025, at Kirkwood Linn County Regional Conference Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The application deadline for session proposals is February 11, 2025, with notification to applicants coming by the end of February. You can learn more about the call for proposals at the following link: North Central Regional Conference - Call for Proposals | National Urban Extension Leaders | Connect Registration is not yet open.
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This book lays out the promise and potential of schools as community-building institutions. It explores the challenges faced in incorporating schools into broader community development policy, and also recognizes the changing demographics of schools and their need to integrate with economic development policy in order to promote broader community development. The book includes chapters on tax abatements and economic development policy impacts on schools, new approaches to school building renovation, the potential and reach of shared services between communities and schools, and the impact of school-based health centers. It also offers a theory to integrate schools into community development. Key elements include shared power between communities and schools, greater transparency in economic development policy, collaboration across the broad range of community actors, and engagement of diverse voices.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 license. Jason Reese from The Ohio State University is one of the editors. Direct link.
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Indoor Ag-Con, the largest show dedicated to controlled environment agriculture, greenhouse and vertical farming, is excited to unveil its comprehensive lineup of educational tracks for its conference March 11-12, 2025 at the Westgate Las Vegas. This year’s program is designed to offer in-depth insights and practical knowledge across the entire spectrum of CEA, appealing to growers, business leaders, and industry innovators alike. Recognized as a major global platform for influential thought leaders from diverse backgrounds, Indoor Ag-Con’s all-star lineup of speakers hail from farms, universities, associations, industry supplier operations and more.
Learn more and register.
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USDA is providing a total of $14.4 million in grants and technical assistance through two separately funded projects to support urban agriculture and innovative production. USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) is making available $2.5 million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grants, building on $53.7 million invested in UAIP grant projects by OUAIP since 2020. In addition, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which oversees OUAIP, is providing $11.9 million in funding through an interagency agreement with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to promote the hiring of Urban Agriculture Conservation Extension Educators through the Cooperative Extension programs at Land-grant Universities. Learn more.
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Americans are struggling more than ever to find and maintain housing they can afford. The climate crisis is only making things worse. In this series, Shelterforce takes a deeper look at the intersection of housing and climate change, and the threat a changing climate poses to the nation’s stock of affordable housing. What are some of the possible solutions and challenges to confront that threat? See articles in this series.
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Save May 11-14, 2026 on your calendar for the National Urban Extension Conference (NUEC) to be hosted in Detroit by Michigan State University Extension. This upcoming event’s focus will be on Driving Innovation Ahead. NUEC provides opportunities for Extension professionals from all program areas to share their research and innovative educational strategies that address the needs of urban, suburban, and peri-urban populations as well as urban-rural interdependencies.
The event will take place at The Westin Book Cadillac at 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI. Registration and room block information will be released in late 2025. Visit canr.msu.edu/nuec for updates.
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Though affordable homes and rental units are in short supply in Columbus and many cities across the country, there are a number of strategies that can make housing more accessible, according to industry experts who shared insights during a speaker series presented this fall by The Ohio State University’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA). More information about speaker series.
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Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) program provides free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of economic background, and aims to strengthen farm-to-school systems and school food service workers’ pay. After unexpected increases in student participation, the program faced a significant budget shortfall that raised warning flags for program sustainability. In response, Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee called for a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to develop policy options that balance revenue and expenditures to be considered during the 2025 legislative session. The Urban Institute facilitated the TAG, engaged with stakeholders, and conducted other research to develop this report, which summarizes 27 policy options for the state to consider. Learn more and see the full report.
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In this panel discussion on December 6 at 12 p.m., hear from local leaders in affordable housing in Central Ohio: Carlie Boos, Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO); Lark Mallory, the founder of Mallory Economic Development Advisors, LLC; Jason Reece, Vice Provost for Urban Research & Community Engagement at The Ohio State University; and Amy Riegel, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO). Through the panelists' varied perspectives, participants will learn about the challenges and opportunities for housing in the region. Learn more and register for the webinar.
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