National Community Planning Month Planning is Essential to Recovery
This year's theme — Planning Is Essential to Recovery — highlights how planning and planners can lead communities to equitable, resilient, and long-lasting recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Who we are Texas Chapter: Y'all means all!
The Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association (APATX) represents public and private sector planners, planning academics and students, elected officials, and citizen planners in the great state of Texas.
General Land Office’s CDBG Mitigation Grant programs: Competitions are open!
The application process is now open for the first round of more than $2.3 billion for mitigation projects to protect Texas communities hit by Hurricane Harvey and severe flooding in 2015 and 2016. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) will be administering the funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program. This competition is open to cities, counties, COGs, state entities, and special purpose districts. Examples of projects include flood control and drainage improvements, infrastructure improvements, green infrastructure, public facilities, and buyouts. Each proposed project must have a total proposed cost between $3 million to $10 million, however, Hurricane Harvey related projects can seek as much as $100 million.
2020 Census Resources
The U.S. Census Bureau has extended the deadline to complete 2020 Census forms to September 30, 2020. Also, the Census Bureau is reopening its offices around the state and resuming its field operations. Remember, you can still contact the Census Bureau online at https://2020census.gov/en or by telephone at 800-923-8282
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.Once a decade, America comes together to count every resident in the United States, creating national awareness of the importance of the census and its valuable statistics. APATX has collected many resources to assist in the Census and Complete Count process!
Prepare for the AICP Exam Upcoming Workshop Dates
November Testing Period 2020
VIRTUAL AICP EXAM WORKSHOP: Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Upcoming Events
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October 30, 2020
Getting Creative: Adaptation and Resilience in the Wake of COVID-19
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