In Learning to Network for Funding, KAAL-TV reports:
More than 200 people attended his workshop in Rochester.
With the economy in a recession, finding money can be difficult.
"Anybody who wants in local government or a non-profit understands that funding is significantly reduced," says Mary Gorfine.
For local government coordinator Mary Gorfine and non-profit coordinator Gwen Wolters this event allowed them to network and get advice on how to obtain grants.
One workshop focuses on childcare, while another revolves around economic development.
"Connect the people who are...who are making things happen making that growth happen with some of the funding that needs to make that investment possible," Walz says.
Even with these tools, Walz says it's always a challenge to get grants.
"There’s no guarantees ever but it's one more source and one more tool and I want to see myself as a partner in that," says Walz.
"We do some great work in southern Minnesota and learning how to bring federal dollars into this area is not important for our programs but for the communities in southern Minnesota to be able to prosper," says Wolters.
As many of these organizations plan and research federal funding, the hope is to be able to provide as many services as possible.
Walz calls the workshop a success.
He says they're already planning more for places like Mankato or Austin, early next summer.
In Local officials seek stimulus money , the Rochester Post Bulletin's Jeff Pieters reports:
A planned federal economic stimulus program, centered on public works projects, has already succeeded in stimulating a stampede among local government officials in Rochester.
Legislation prepared by Rep. Jim Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, would send $45 billion across the country for road, bridge, aviation and water and sewer projects in the first four months of next year, the Duluth News Tribune reported on Tuesday.
Oberstar told the newspaper that his legislation could create as many as 7,000 new jobs in Minnesota alone.
The same day the article appeared, discussion had already begun among Olmsted County commissioners to do whatever may be necessary to secure a piece of that funding for one or more projects.
Read the entire article at the PB for details about potential projects that might quality for the funding.
The prairie sunlight today is worthy of an artist's consideration, and so we present a slideshow of work by one of the American masters, set to a recent tune by Lucinda Williams:
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