CAPACITY BUILDING

CULTIVATING CAPACITY

CAPACITY BUILDING

CAPACITY BUILDING

To improve economic well being and quality of life for Georgians, the University of Georgia’s Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach has undertaken an initiative that aims to address issues of persistent poverty and the economy. One aspect of the UGA initiative is the Poverty and the Economy Faculty Research Grants program, which supports sound scholarly research that will promote public policy designed to improve both individual and community prosperity. Jointly supported by the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach and the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF), the grants program fosters applied research and creative scholarship related to poverty while contributing to the overall excellence of UGA’s research program. In particular, this program supports research that builds on understanding public policy barriers that inhibit or limit an individual’s ability to participate fully in the economy. The 2006 Faculty Research Grants Program report highlights the major findings of this research to date.
For more information about the Poverty and the Economy Faculty Research Grants program, visit the initiative’s Web site at www.poverty.uga.edu.

The third Brownfields Academy is scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center; the agenda, registration form and exhibit registration form are available. More about brownfield redevelopment in Georgia…

September 28-29 and October 4-5, 2007
Griffin

This 28-hour course is approved by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (GODR). Approved for 28 CLE hours, 2 Ethics and 28 trial @$140.00 plus 3 Professionalism hours @$45.00. Cost is $725. Registration deadline is September 17, 2007. Download the information and registration form or contact Pam Ward () or Raytheon Rawls () at 706-542-1108. Payment should be sent to the attention of Raye Rawls.

September 12-15, 2007
J. W. Fanning Building, UGA

This 28-hour course is approved by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (GODR). Approved for 28 CLE hours, 2 Ethics and 28 trial @$140.00 plus 3 Professionalism hours @$45.00. Cost is $725. Registration deadline is August 17, 2007. Download the registration form or contact Pam Ward () or Raytheon Rawls () at 706-542-1108. Payment should be sent to the attention of Raye Rawls.

The Fanning Institute was commissioned by the Georgia Rural Development Council to complete a study of rural community and economic development in State Service Delivery Region 7 (the Augusta region). The study is part of the Governor’s Communities of Opportunity Initiative, a new community development program being implemented by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The individual county reports from the study are now available.

CAPACITY BUILDING