Regional Small Town Economic Development Training and Grants Workshops
The Rural Center, in partnership with the UNC School of Government, will conduct a series of five regional, one-day training and grant workshops in December 2005 for small town officials and community leaders. These workshops will provide practical information on readiness, visioning and planning, and community leadership for small town economic development. The workshops will overview the guidelines and application procedures for the Building Reuse and Restoration Grants Program and the North Carolina Small Towns Economic Prosperity Demonstration Program (NC STEP). Those small towns interested in the NC STEP Demonstration should bring a local official and a community representative to the workshops and plan to attend the entire day's events. Deadline for registration is November 30, 2005.
Schedule:
- 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview
- 9:30 a.m. Assessing Readiness for Economic Development
- 10:30 a.m. Preparing through Visioning and Planning
- 11:30 a.m. Community Leadership
- 12:30 p.m. Lunch
- 1:15 p.m. Building Reuse and NC STEP Guidelines
- 3:30 p.m. Adjourn