Date/Time
3/8/2023
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Central
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Central
Event Type(s)
Member Event
Event Description
Join fellow business leaders for an upcoming Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (IWG) Illinois Basin Workshop on March 8th hosted by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission at 3117 Civic Circle Blvd, Suite A, Marion, IL 62959 at 9:00am to 4:30pm. The workshop is designed to engage community leaders and share information about opportunities for regional economic diversification and growth in the Illinois Basin in response to coal mines and power plant closures. The Illinois Basin is one of six regions in the nation identified as most vulnerable to further declines in coal-related employment. The IWG believes that all of these communities deserve access to high-quality jobs, reliable broadband, good roads, clean water, and affordable transportation.
Location
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission
3117 Civic Circle Blvd, Suite A
Marion , IL 62959
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3117 Civic Circle Blvd, Suite A
Marion , IL 62959
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Contact Person
Details
State and federal agencies will be organized in 3 rooms to deliver presentations on funding opportunities. All 3 rooms will be giving presentations simultaneously, repeated 3 times so that attendees have opportunity to attend each one. Your RSVP should include the attached form with the boxes checked for the sessions that you plan to attend:
9:00am – 12pm
Room 1: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)/Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (ILEPA)/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)/U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Room 2: IL Dept. of Transportation (IDOT)/U.S. Dept. of Interior (USDOI)/U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS)/IL Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Room 3: U.S. Dept. of Energy (USDOE)/Economic Development Agency (EDA)/Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development (ILDCEO)
12pm - 1pm
· Lunch Break
1pm – 2:30pm
· Rural Workforce Innovation Network (RWIN) – Grants.gov and EnergyCommunities.gov
2:30pm – 3:30pm
· Southern Illinois University – Signing up for Unique IDs in SAMS and GATA
3:30pm - 4:30pm
· Southern Illinois University/University of Illinois Extension/Western Illinois University/USDA-Rural Development in-person technical assistance
Please Note:
(9:00am – 11am) Small Business & Start-up Funding Opportunities
Presented by U.S. Small Business Administration & USDA Rural Development Business Programs and IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunities at:
EThOs Small Business Incubator, Citadel Building, 504 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL 62959
*Please note this presentation takes place at a different location and is targeted toward small business owners and start-ups
After the funding presentations, we will break for lunch. At 1pm, Rural Workforce Initiative Network will guide attendees through navigating Grants.gov and at 2:30pm Southern Illinois University Office staff will discuss how to sign up for unique IDs in SAMS and GATA. Following these workshops individuals and organizations can seek one-on-one technical assistance in person at the event from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
If you plan to attend please RSVP to Kim Swisher at kim.swisher@usda.gov and attach the completed form by Friday, March 3rd. RSVP is required to attend in order to provide accommodation for registered attendees.
We hope to see you there!
9:00am – 12pm
Room 1: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)/Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (ILEPA)/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)/U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Room 2: IL Dept. of Transportation (IDOT)/U.S. Dept. of Interior (USDOI)/U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS)/IL Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Room 3: U.S. Dept. of Energy (USDOE)/Economic Development Agency (EDA)/Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development (ILDCEO)
12pm - 1pm
· Lunch Break
1pm – 2:30pm
· Rural Workforce Innovation Network (RWIN) – Grants.gov and EnergyCommunities.gov
2:30pm – 3:30pm
· Southern Illinois University – Signing up for Unique IDs in SAMS and GATA
3:30pm - 4:30pm
· Southern Illinois University/University of Illinois Extension/Western Illinois University/USDA-Rural Development in-person technical assistance
Please Note:
(9:00am – 11am) Small Business & Start-up Funding Opportunities
Presented by U.S. Small Business Administration & USDA Rural Development Business Programs and IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunities at:
EThOs Small Business Incubator, Citadel Building, 504 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL 62959
*Please note this presentation takes place at a different location and is targeted toward small business owners and start-ups
After the funding presentations, we will break for lunch. At 1pm, Rural Workforce Initiative Network will guide attendees through navigating Grants.gov and at 2:30pm Southern Illinois University Office staff will discuss how to sign up for unique IDs in SAMS and GATA. Following these workshops individuals and organizations can seek one-on-one technical assistance in person at the event from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
If you plan to attend please RSVP to Kim Swisher at kim.swisher@usda.gov and attach the completed form by Friday, March 3rd. RSVP is required to attend in order to provide accommodation for registered attendees.
We hope to see you there!
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