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Please join us for our webinar series "Countdown to Inauguration."

These informative webinars will discuss how President-elect Obama and the 111th Congress may impact economic development, energy and climate change, health care, and employment policies for Hoosiers and their fellow Americans.

The outlook for federal funding for economic development purposes looks better than at any time in the last decade for those organizations that are creative and have ties to state and local governments. Several positive observations can be made, including:

• Federal agencies will have more funding for competitive grant awards
• Congress is putting money into new and/or revamped programs with a focus on jobs
• The new administration will focus on increasing domestic spending, likely pumping billions into programs and projects over the next several months to create jobs

Join us for an in-depth discussion on what federal funding incentives will be available for expanded economic development initiatives under the new administration, including:

• Technology-based funding, etc. 
• Public infrastructure and public funding
• Transportation (transit, rail and roads) programs
• Water resources

Presenters of this session will include:

• Melina Kennedy, Partner of Baker & Daniels and former Indianapolis deputy mayor