TCTAC May 2024 Update

NEW PRESS RELEASE!

Purdue University Extension Community Development is leading a series of workshops through the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Center in Indiana. This effort supports organizations and local governments in navigating federal funding opportunities to access resources for projects on topics such as enhancing community quality of life, clean energy, pollution cleanup, and green workforce development, among others.

Kara Salazar, assistant program leader for Purdue Extension Community Development and sustainable communities extension specialist, says, “These workshops support project efforts that are working to build local capacity. Participant groups can include chambers of commerce, community foundations, community and neighborhood-serving organizations, conservation-focused initiatives, health coalitions, and libraries and local government departments, along with others.”- Read more

The Purdue Extension Community Development newsletter will highlight monthly TCTAC funding, outreach, and training updates. Our TCTAC partner, Environmental Protection Network (EPN), shares funding opportunities and training resources on their website, newsletter, and notices.

Sign up to receive their newsletter and/or funding notices here:

https://www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/epn-newsletter/subscribe/

This month’s (May) highlighted grants from the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) can be found here.

Featured Stories

2025 Fall Digital Ready Businesses Webinar Series

Purdue Extension can help your business become more digitally savvy.

Process Drives Impact: Our Approach to Community Partnership

To accomplish our mission, we must effectively collaborate with our partners at all levels to...

Midwest Hair Sheep Sale

The Washington County Sheep Association is hosting the 19th Annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale in...

Fresh green beans, grocery store shelves displaying “Indiana favorites” and local products, cheese aging on a shelf

Evansville MarketReady producer training will share tips, tricks for thriving in today’s marketplace

Purdue Extension is hosting a MarketReady training session from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT Nov. 20 in...

Property Tax Reform: Phasing Out, Phasing In

The Indiana General Assembly passed a bill to reform property taxes back in April. It’s the...

Purdue Experts Urge Identification of Stalk and Ear Rots Now to Prioritize Harvest Decisions

Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms.