5. Healthy Communities 6. CONNECT PRIORITY CCOG INITIATIVES STATUS REPORT Focus Area A. Economic/Workforce Development – Project Staff Contact Current Status / Accomplished Next Steps / Target Dates Contact local school systems and community colleges to determine current usage of Career Working with community partners for Career Headlight and identify additional staff training Career Headlight David Hollars, Headlight and NCWorks training sessions. needed. Submit requests to area colleges and universities for updated information on course offerings for Summer and Fall 2015. IMCP One CHAMPION Launch June 11 CHAMPION Regional events Advanced Industries Mike Manis, IMCP 2 Grant Non-Award Status June 30 New Federal IMCP Two April 2015 notice Brownfield Greyfield Redevelopment Financing FY 2015-16 Grant prep alignment underway w\ Brownfield Redevelopment Mike Manis, Toolkit Final presentations to CONNECT EPA Top priority for Fall 2015 application Program and Policy Forums in November Focus Area B. Water Resources – Project Contact Current Status / Accomplished Next Steps / Target Dates Continue to clarify process and outcomes with Centralina staff, through an interdepartmental sub-group of previously convened Thought 5-person team, are focused in two major areas Leaders. Updated approach developed and currently: 1) pursuit and cultivation of funding vetted throughout early 2015. Identify sources and partners that could support the 1. Regional Water Plan Jason Wager, resources to carry out the development of a process to develop a regional water plan long-term regional water strategy, convene a document and 2) engagement of regional cross-basin network of stakeholders, and stakeholders regarding the need for this work provide meaningful education to support a and how to best achieve success shared understanding of the issues we face. Focus Area C. Transportation – Project Staff Contact Current Status / Accomplished Next Steps / Target Dates
5. Healthy Communities 6. CONNECT PRIORITY CCOG INITIATIVES STATUS REPORT Focus Area – A. Economic/Workforce Development Project Staff Contact Current Status / Accomplished Next Steps / Target Dates Career Headlight David Hollars, Working with community partners for Career Headlight and NCWorks training sessions. Contact local school systems and community colleges to determine current usage of Career Headlight and identify additional staff training needed. Submit requests to area colleges and universities for updated information on course offerings for Summer and Fall 2015. Advanced Industries Mike Manis, IMCP One CHAMPION Launch June 11 IMCP 2 Grant Non-Award Status June 30 notice CHAMPION Regional events New Federal IMCP Two April 2015 Brownfield Redevelopment Mike Manis, Brownfield Greyfield Redevelopment Financing Toolkit Final presentations to CONNECT Program and Policy Forums in November FY 2015-16 Grant prep alignment underway w\ EPA Top priority for Fall 2015 application Focus Area – B. Water Resources Project Contact Current Status / Accomplished Next Steps / Target Dates 1. Regional Water Plan Jason Wager, Centralina staff, through an interdepartmental 5-person team, are focused in two major areas currently: 1) pursuit and cultivation of funding sources and partners that could support the process to develop a regional water plan document and 2) engagement of regional stakeholders regarding the need for this work and how to best achieve success Continue to clarify process and outcomes with sub-group of previously convened Thought Leaders. Updated approach developed and vetted throughout early 2015. Identify resources to carry out the development of a long-term regional water strategy, convene a cross-basin network of stakeholders, and provide meaningful education to support a shared understanding of the issues we face. Focus Area – C. Transportation Project Staff Contact Current Status / Accomplished Next Steps / Target Dates
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