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SQ 744 White Paper
To view the White Paper created by Matt Robison at The State Chamber of Oklahoma please click here.
Engage Oklahoma
To view the Engage Oklahoma Ad please click here. Below is a letter from Natalie Shirley:
SpiritAero Presentation to the OEDC Monthly Meeting September 8
For those of you that may have missed this presentation or simply want to see the slideshows, please click below.
OEDC Updates and Important Links
PAYLIVE: Need to pay an invoice or membership dues? Click here.
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Career Opportunities:
Email lpeterman@okstatechamber.com to find out how to post career opportunites.
Monthly Meetings:
To view information and handouts from our monthly meetings click the link on the lefthand side of the events page "Monthly Meeting Presentations".
ARRA-CSBG Draft State Plan Released
May 18, 2009 -- The Oklahoma Department of Commerce Community Development today released the draft American Reinvestment and recovery Act-Community Services Block Grant program state plan. It is available for public inspection and comments on the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Recovery Act website -- http://www.okcommerce.gov/recovery/.
The CSBG program provides assistance to states and local communities, working through a network of community action agencies for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and the empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient.
Community Action Agencies that provide services with ARRA-CSBG funds are encouraged to focus their efforts on creating sustainable economic resources in their service areas.
The Department of Commerce has administered the Community Services Block Grant Program since 1963 and contracts with 20 Community Action Agencies to provide this service to all 77 counties in the state.
For more information about the ARRA/CSBG program, please contact Kathy McLaughlin, Director of Programs at (405) 815-5339. Or visit the website at http://www.okcommerce.gov/recovery/.
Contact: Jason McCarty
Phone: 405-815-5320
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Programmatic Analysis
On February 17, 2009, at an alternative energy facility outside of Denver, Colorado, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This Act amounts to the largest one-time domestic spending program in United States history, coupled with a massive dose of tax relief, all intended to stimulate the faltering economy and, specifically, to create or save 3.5 million jobs during the President’s first two years in office.
Special Report Summary
In brief, the huge and complex stimulus package provides for $212 billon in tax relief and $575
billion in new Federal spending. The following analysis was prepared by experts at Patton Boggs
LLP to help you understand the myriad details in the stimulus package, including:
- What the tax and funding provisions target;
- Information on where funding decisions will be made inside the government;
- The methods for allocations of different funding decisions;
- The range of entities eligible for funding;
- The timeline for funding decisions;
- Special criteria for participating in select programs; and The long-term policy implications of this temporary, albeit huge, infusion of government funds into the economy.
Please click here for the complete report.
Community Economic Development Grants Available
In Fiscal Year 2009, contingent upon available funding, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development in low-income communities. The grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.
Please click here for complete information.
2008 Summit on Economic & Workforce Development Presentations Available
Click here for a complete listing of available presentations.