Member Update
CEDAM News, Resources,
and Events: May
5
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Michigan Conference on
Affordable Housing WRAP-UP
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Conference, CEDAM
Annual Event, Advocacy Day - all a
success!
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Last week, over 1700 people gathered at the
Lansing Center for Michigan's
Conference on Affordable Housing!
- Monday's lunch keynote speaker was Jim Wallis -
listen to the coverage from
Michigan Now radio (courtesy of Chris McCarus).
- Tuesday's lunch included the annual Conference
Awards Ceremony. Award winners included CEDAM members Council for
World Class Communities and Cornerstone
Alliance (both from Benton Harbor), awarded the Community Developers of the
Year Award for their part in the Harbor Shores
development, and the NCCS Center
for Nonprofit Housing from Fremont, awarded the Innovators of the Year
Award for their work fighting rural foreclosure.
- Also awarded were:
- Dan Kildee and the Genesee
County Land Bank (CED
Advocate of the Year)
- Robert Burgess of Chemical Bank in Midland
(FHLBI Community Spirit
Award)
- Darryl Domke of the Michigan Home Ownership
Coalition (Corrie Bair
Building Inclusive Communities Award)
- Ms. Neoki Davis of West Michigan Therapy (Julie Sandorf
Award)
- Autumn Kocas and Charlie Wallace of Otter Lake
in Lapeer County (Michigan Home Ownership
Achievement Award)
- Melvin Washington, President of Phoenix
Communities and Castle Construction (Terrence R. Duvernay
Award)
- and a special award for Representative Steve
Tobocman, thanking him for his commitment to the
affordable housing and community development industry
during his 6 years in
office.
CEDAM's Annual
Event, this year celebrating CEDAM's 10th Anniversary, had
over 200 attendees and was a fun (albeit a bit chilly!) and
enjoyable time.
 Advocacy
Day for the Living in Michigan Campaign, part of Wednesday's
Lunch on the
Lawnevent, had over 1200 people! Speakers included:
- Senator Mark Jansen (R - Grand Rapids)
- Senator Martha Scott (D - Detroit)
- Represenative John Proos (R - St. Joseph)
- Representative Steve Tobocman (D - Detroit)
- Dan Kildee (Genesee County Land Bank)
- Mark McDaniel (Great Lakes Capital Fund)
- and Ken Bensen (Habitat for Humanity of Michigan).
Following Advocacy Day:
- Michigan Senate Committee on Economic Development and
Regulatory Reform held a hearing and gave approval to changes to
legislation (sponsored by Senator Jansen) giving more
flexibility and an expansion of the Michigan Housing and
Community Development Fund to include financing of
developments in downtown areas and adjacent neighborhoods.
Information regarding the NOFA and Application for Funding
will be coming out sometime during the month of May.
- Special guest Jeff Daniels performed a set of
songs about Michigan - listen to the coverage from
Michigan Now Radio (McCarus).
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Member News
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Garfield Housing Corporation
promoting
homeownership and revitalization in southeast Grand
Rapids
Warren Connor
Development Corporation's CACTUS (Connor Avenue
Coalition to Upgrade our Streets) program receives funding
from The Chrysler Foundation
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Carriage Hill neighborhood in Flint being improved
by local hospital - CDC specific quotation from Michael Freeman, Flint
LISC Tree planting
and street clean-up on Detroit's Eastside with Creekside CDC and The
Greening of Detroit - over 100 volunteers!!
Grandmont Rosedale Development
Corporation in northwest Detroit selected for
national retail attraction program
Have an
extra few minutes? Do you live or work in Southeast
Michigan?
Take this survey from
the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) on
Regional Transportation.
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| National News, Reports, and Funding
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Head of Small Business Association named as New
Director for HUD
From
KnowledgePlex |
Steven C. Preston, the head of the Small Business
Administration, was nominated by President Bush in late April
to take over the Department of Housing and
Urban
Development. Preston would take over from Alphonso Jackson, a
longtime Bush ally who resigned following allegations of
favoritism in his dealings with a
Philadelphia developer
and criticism of his response to the crisis in the housing
industry.
Bush chose Preston, a former investment
banker with Lehman Brothers, because
of his background in
finance, the official said, referring to him as "a
problem
solver who knows how to tackle complex challenges." Reactions
have been mixed - Read more
The Urban
Institute has released two reports on
Artist Live/Work spaces
- one on development
and one on financing.
An excellent case study in Michigan is the "Division Avenue
of the Arts" project that has been in progress for the
last few years by Dwelling Place
of Grand Rapids.
Funding
Sources
 The National Alliance of Community Economic
Development Associations (NACEDA) has compiled a
page of current available funding sources - to join their
mailing list, please visit their website.
Department for Health
and Human Services - Administration for Children and
Families: Grants available to provide technical and
financial assistance for community economic development
activities designed to address the economic needs of
low-income individuals and families through the creation of
employment and business opportunities - May 22 is the
deadline. More
info
The FY 2008 Notice of Funds available (NOFA)
for HUD's Rural Housing and
Economic Development program has been
released
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Events/Trainings - SAVE THE
DATE
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CRA Associations of Michigan 7th
Annual Conference - May 15 and 16 - flyer
Held at the MSU Management Education Center,
811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy |
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Wayne County Land Bank - Next Session on
TURBO
program - May 20 @ 9am
Held at the Old Wayne County
Building, 600 Randolph, Room #300, Detroit
- Contact
Sue Pear at (313) 224-4696 with
questions  Building a Culture of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in Northern Michigan -
Please attend this regional
forum on May 27 and
28 at Crystal Mountain, hosted by Northern
Initiatives, to help build the capacity of
serving entrepreneurs and small businesses in rural Northern
Michigan.
Check out the website for more information and register
now!
Designing Healthy Livable
Communities Conference - May 29 and 30
Held at the Lansing Center -
Early Bird registration due by
TODAY (May 5)
Check out the brochure and
the sponsor/exhibitor information
Michigan Business Incubation
Association - Annual Conference - June 4
"The Incubation
Role in the New Economy"
Held at Holiday Inn South
Convention Center in Lansing (6820 S. Cedar) from 9:30
to 3:30 - Conference registration: $75 for members, $100 for
non-members
For more information, please call (734)
998-6214
3rd Annual Land Bank Conference
- June 4 and 5
Held at the Holiday Inn Gateway
Centre, 5353 Gateway Centre Drive, Flint
See our website for
a schedule of events, registration forms, lodging information
and other conference details. Contact Jennifer with questions.
Incentives for Historic Preservation
in Detroit - June 5
Held at the Detroit Athletic Club,
241 Madison Avenue, Detroit
Check out the website for
the agenda, the speakers, and much more!!!
*** Applications
for tuition assistance due by May 15
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