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  • Climate Change
  • Community & Economic Development
  • Housing
  • Sustainability & Resilience

Building with Climate Resilience in Mind

Community & Economic Development

The State of Eviction Prevention Programs and Policies: 2026 Update

BY: Hannah Olsen

Economic Opportunity & Workforce Development

What Drives Employee Financial Well-Being?

BY: NLC Partnerships

Civic Engagement

A New Census Rule Could Reshape How Your Community Is Counted – Here’s What to Know

BY: Dante Moreno

New Electric Vehicle Charging Grants Coming Soon

By:
  1. Kelly Aves
  2. Kyle Funk
  3. Brittney D. Kohler

CIE Spotlight: Inside Raleigh’s Innovative Approach to Community and Economic Development

By:
  1. Corianne Rice

Significance of the Farm Bill Reauthorization for Every Community

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt
  2. McKaia Dykema
  3. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
  4. Angelina Panettieri

How Cities Can Help Gather Data on Youth-serving Workforce

By:
  1. Bela Spooner
  2. Emily Young

How Local Leaders Can Help Residents During Tax Time

By:
  1. Patrick Hain

How Data Access Can Impact Health and Well-Being in Your Small City

Cities’ Role to Play in America’s Growing Drone Economy

Three Strategies for Successful Partnerships

By:
  1. Annie Osborne

Treasury Reopens Help Line Ahead of April SLFRF Filing Deadline 

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

Where to Start for Resources for City Leaders Addressing Homelessness

By:
  1. Natasha Leonard
  2. Lauren Lowery

What You Need to Know About ARPA and the Single Audit Alternative

Don’t Miss New Infrastructure Grants Coming Soon

As Cities and Counties Commit More ARPA Funds, Regional Priorities Are Emerging

By:
  1. Julia Bauer

Urban Heat Island Effect Solutions and Funding

By:
  1. Joshua Pine
  2. Kelly Aves
  3. Kyle Funk
  4. Zuhayr Ahmed
  5. Kyra Kocis

How Philanthropy is Addressing Financial Disparities Through Municipal Fines & Fees Reform

By:
  1. Denise Belser

Cities Are Addressing the Past and Building Futures through Reparations

By:
  1. Patrick Hain
  2. Rosanna Mulcahy

Government Performance Measurement Should Focus on What Matters

Using the Local Eviction Prevention Policy and Program Tool

By:
  1. Tina Lee
  2. Lauren Lowery
  3. Natasha Leonard

State of the Union Provides 3 Takeaways for Local Leaders

By:
  1. Irma Esparza Diggs

Measurement Tools Help Cities Develop Better and Healthier Infrastructure

By:
  1. Ayesha Mehrotra

500+ Cities Get Federal Grants to Speed Up Safety Projects

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema
  2. Kyle Funk
  3. Brittney D. Kohler

How Local Leaders Can Use Sustainability to Equitably Improve Their Infrastructure

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Kyle Funk
  3. Julia Glickman

What the National and State TikTok Bans Mean for Local Governments

By:
  1. Julia Glickman

How Local Leaders Can Leverage National, State and Local Environmental Justice Data Tools

By:
  1. Kyle Funk
  2. Peyton Siler Jones
  3. Joshua Pine

Now Open: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program 

By:
  1. Kelly Aves
  2. Carolyn Berndt
  3. Peyton Siler Jones

CIE Spotlight: Championing Diverse Economic Leadership in Webster Groves, Missouri

By:
  1. Safaya Fawzi

The Six-Step Method to Deescalate Tension and Improve Dialogue

Black History Month: Celebrate, Honor, and Uplift with NBC-LEO

By:
  1. Carmel Jones

How The Debt Ceiling Debate Impacts Local Governments

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

How Cities Can Create Housing Solutions for Returning Citizens

By:
  1. Tony McCright, Jr.
  2. Patrick Hain

NLC Honors the National Day of Racial Healing

By:
  1. Rita Soler Ossolinski
  2. Beth Fry

Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Bill: What Local Leaders Need to Know

By:
  1. Irma Esparza Diggs

How Cities Can Support LGBTQ+ Youth

By:
  1. Emily Young
  2. Nikhil Mehta

Federal Funding for Resilient Affordable Housing

By:
  1. Peyton Siler Jones
  2. Ayesha Mehrotra
  3. Kelly Aves

MGE Partners With the City of Madison to Support Electric Fire Truck

Five Ways to Run an Effective Solid Waste Collection Operation

On Your Mind: From End of Year Achievements to New Year of Opportunities

Congressional Priorities Local Leaders are Watching in 2023

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema
  2. Michael Gleeson
  3. Archana Sridhar

Addressing the Intersections of Youth Criminalization and Housing Instability

By:
  1. Kirby Gaherty

CIE Spotlight: Women- and Minority-owned Businesses in Norwalk, Conn., Receive Financial Boost

By:
  1. Corianne Rice

Housing for Asylum Seekers: Barriers and Best Practices

By:
  1. Tina Lee

Considering COVID Recovery Funds in Your Next Municipal Budget

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

What the New “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Means for Local Governments 

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

How NLC’s Policy Leaders Define Innovation

By:
  1. Julia Glickman

Congress Gives Cities More Flexibility for Recovery Funds

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema
  2. Brittney D. Kohler
  3. Michael Wallace

How Cites are Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By:
  1. Fiona Duncan

Green Gentrification and the Role of Housing in Resilience

By:
  1. Peyton Siler Jones

How HomeServe Helped One Family by Removing a Dangerous Lead Service Line

End of Month Deadline for Historic Federal Investment in Local Building Energy Codes

How Cities Are Shaping Policy to Better Ensure Healthy Housing

By:
  1. Leah Ford