RURAL GATEWAY
PEER-TO-PEER CONFERENCE CALL
Economic
Development Assistance in Rural America:
A Discussion of
Best Practices
Date: May 9,
2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
EDT
The Office of
Rural Housing and Economic Development (ORHED) invites you to take part in our
next Peer-to-Peer conference call. Scheduled for May 9, 2013, this call
will offer participants the opportunity to learn about the current issues
related to economic development activities throughout Rural
America.
Leaders of
federal economic development organizations will share their knowledge of
successfully implementing economic development activities that have expanded and
created opportunities and improved the economy for those living in Rural
America. Various organizations will have an opportunity to discuss and share
issues related to economic development and the impact it has on Rural America.
Conference call participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about
best practices, discuss the challenges of developing economic development
activities within rural communities and establish contacts for future
reference.
Join HUD’s
Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development (ORHED) and the U.S. Department
of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration as we engage rural community
leaders in this open forum. Speakers will include:
·
Valerie G.
Piper, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Community Planning and
Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
·
Jackie L.
Williams, Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, Community Planning
and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
·
Tom
Guevara, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs, Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce;
·
Phil
Paradice, Director,
Economic Development Administration’s Atlanta Regional Office, U.S. Department
of Commerce; and
·
Robert E.
Olson, Director,
Economic Development Administration’s Denver Regional
Office
Topics to be
discussed
·
Economic
Development Assistance Program and upcoming Funding Opportunity
Announcements
·
The types of
economic development activities developed and
implemented
·
Performance
outcomes of the economic development activities
·
Public and
Private sources of funding to carry out projects
·
Best practices
and lessons-learned
Format of the
call:
Call-in
instructions and additional materials will be emailed to participants on May
8, 2013. The call will consist of a 60 minute presentation by our
speakers, including a Q&A session.
Please
RSVP by email to rhed@hud.gov no later than close of
business on May 8, 2013. Please include your name and
organization.
If you have any questions, please call 1-877-RURAL-26 (1-877-787-2526).