Register Today! 2020 Census LUCA Promotional Information Session

The South Central Planning & Development Commission and the Houma-Thibodaux MPO will be hosting the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Operation Session!

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Location: SCPDC, 5058 W Main St, Houma, LA 70360

The Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Operation is the one and only opportunity for tribal, state, and local governments to review and comment on the Census address list, which will serve as the foundation for the 2020 Decennial Census.

We invite you to attend a free LUCA Promotional Information Session where you can learn more about LUCA, including:

• the purpose of LUCA and ways it can benefit your community
• what is new for LUCA this decade
• the LUCA timeline
• developing a plan for your LUCA review
• an overview of the Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS)

Whether or not your jurisdiction has already made a decision to participate in LUCA, we strongly urge you to attend one of the promotional presentations. We will hold presentations in each of the eight districts of the Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts (LAPDDs). Schedule of  LA – LUCA- Promotional Presentations.

Registration is simple. Just provide us with the information on the Reply Card and email your response to us at: atlanta.geography@census.gov  OR telephone us at 1-404-331-1339 (Atlanta Regional Office-Geography Section).

EDA: $17 Million Available to Spur Regional Innovation

$17 Million Available to Spur Regional Innovation

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) today published the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for its 2017 Regional Innovations Strategies (RIS) program. The application period will close June 23, 2017.

The $17 million being made available through the RIS NOFA will help to spur innovation capacity-building activities in regions across the nation. Under this competition, EDA is seeking applications for two separate funding opportunities: the i6 Challenge and the Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grant competition.

•  i6 Challenge ($13M): Across the country, regions and communities are helping entrepreneurs overcome challenging barriers to help build new companies and create jobs through the efforts of universities, National Labs, state and local governments, incubators, and various other organizations. The i6 Challenge helps drive these efforts by supporting the creation and expansion of programs that increase the rate at which innovations, ideas, intellectual property, and research are translated into products, services, viable companies, and, ultimately, jobs.

• Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grant Competition ($4M): The availability of funding for early-stage companies is an essential element of a healthy innovation-based regional ecosystem. Taking an idea or innovation from conception to market often requires capital, but in many regions across the country, innovators and entrepreneurs struggle to find that capital. SFS grants provide funding for technical assistance and operational costs that support the planning, formation, launch, or scale of cluster-based seed funds that will invest their capital in innovation-based startups with a potential for high growth.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to refer to the Notice of Funding Availability on grants.gov for more details on both the i6 Challenge and Seed Fund Support grants, including eligibility, matching-fund requirements, application and submission deadlines, and other information. Funding for both programs is available to all communities regardless of level of distress.

EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship leads the RIS program to spur innovation capacity-building activities in regions across the nation.

In collaboration with SSTI, OIE will present an informational webinar on May 22, 2017, at 3:00pm ET.  Register now!

Links

Website: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USEDA/bulletins/199ae48 

NEWS: LSU – Industrial Innovation Center

LSU-Industrial Innovation Center (LSU-IIC) – An innovation thinktank, comprised of LSU experts in key engineering disciplines to assist plant operators, industrial contractors and workforce training. LSU-IIC one-pager_1_18_2017

Parishes covered: Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Terrebonne

For more information, please contact Pat Gordon (pat@scpdc.org) or Stephanie Brüning (StephanieB@scpdc.org) or 985-851-2900.

NEWS: LSU offering FREE energy and cost saving assessments for small and medium-sized manufactures

LSU – Industrial Assessment Center (LSU-IAC) – Funded by USDOE IAC provides free energy and cost saving assessments for small and medium-sized US manufacturers. LSU-IAC one-pager_11_02_2016

Parishes covered: Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Terrebonne

For more information, please contact Pat Gordon (pat@scpdc.org) or Stephanie Brüning (StephanieB@scpdc.org) or 985-851-2900. You may also visit http://iac.lsu.edu/.

NEWS: SCPDC Partners with the Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Initiative

SCPDC is a proud partners with the Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Initiative (LCMI).  LCMI is a specialize community that received designation from the federal government as a IMCP, Investing in Manufactuing Communities Partnership. LCMI includes members of the government, higher education, industry, foundation entities, non-profits, and other community organizations.

Parishes covered: Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Terrebonne

For more information, please contact Pat Gordon (pat@scpdc.org) or Stephanie Brüning (StephanieB@scpdc.org) or 985-851-2900. You may also visit http://lcmi.lsu.edu/.