Get It Do It and 4H Find A New Way to Get
Fit!
4-H Members and
PRIDE Get It -Do It Teams Find Their Way to Fitness through Geocaching!
PRIDE Get It- Do
It teams gathered this spring to explore new ways to encourage physical
activity for community health. See the full story and Watch the video
CLICK HERE.
Time Sensitive Funding Opportunities from
the Department of Commerce
Two funding
opportunities are currently available for community development efforts.
Both have a very quick turn around - so it is important that you share this
with your PRIDE group and local government or local business soon.
1.) The Kansas
Department of Commerce has announced a special opportunity for Kansas small
cities and counties - a round of Community Development Block Grants to be
awarded this summer in the amount of more than $12.9 million.
Kansas has
been awarded CDBG funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
for projects that focus on eligible activities that include water, sewer,
community facilities, and housing projects.
If your
community has
applied for CDBG funding in the past, and did not receive funding, they are
encouraged to apply again. APPLICATIONS DUE JUNE 24. For
details, contact Debbie Beck (dbeck@kansascommerce.com) or Linda Hunsicker
(lhunsicker@kansascommerce.com) or
CLICK HERE to visit the commerce website for proposal
details at and run a site search for CDBG.
2.)
Rural Energy for
America Program Grants are available through USDA Rural Development. Rural
business owners that would like to reduce their energy consumption, or
integrate energy production systems should explore the resources available
through this funding opportunity.
CLICK HERE
to visit the USDA Rural Development website, or contact the Kansas USDA Rural Development office
at by phone at (785) 271-2700
As always, let us
know at the PRIDE office how we can be of assistance.
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Community Development Academy
Training Begins February
2010
2010 begins a three year community training partnership between
state and federal agencies, private entities, and the PRIDE program.
By matching the grant assistance from the USDA Rural Development
program, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, the Huck Boyd National
Institute for Rural Development, Kansas Department of Commerce,
K-State Research and Extension, PRIDE, and the KSU Center for
Engagement and Community Development have pooled resources and
expertise to offer a series of community planning workshops.

Pictured from left to right: Gary
Smith, USDA Rural Development, Dan Kahl, PRIDE, Fred Cholick, K-State
Research and Extension, Chuck Banks, USDA Rural Development, Noelle St
Claire, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, Ron Wilson, Huck Boyd
National Institute for Rural Development, and Debbie Beck, Kansas
Department of Commerce.
The Community Development Academy will be offered for communities in
the southeast quadrant of Kansas in 2010. To participate, communities
need to construct a representative teams of five interested community
members that can dedicate the time and energy to go through the
training. One of those five must be a youth.
During the training, the teams will meet over three weeks, one to two
days per week. Between sessions, they will be given homework. During
this three week experience, community teams will:
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Assess their community assets
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Devise a public engagement plan
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Make initial contacts for a community-wide effort
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Devise a draft community development process plan
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Identify needed resources
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Meet resource providers

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, and to apply,
visit the KSU Center for Engagement and Community Development website
CLICK HERE or visit: www.ksu.edu/cecd/cda
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
Vision: Empowered community leaders with
resources and process skills to plan and create quality, sustainable
communities.
Objective: To empower community
leadership through increased knowledge, leadership skills, recharged
spirits and inspired community action to help their communities embrace
opportunities for sustainability and improved quality of life.
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To access Enrollment, Resolution, and Quarterly
Report Forms CLICK HERE
To contact PRIDE Staff,
CLICK HERE
To view the PRIDE Newsletter,
CLICK HERE
To view Community Resources,
CLICK HERE
To access the Healthy Ecosystems/Healthy Communities
Sustainability information site,
CLICK HERE
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