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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

The National Land Bank Network (NLBN) at the Center for Community Progress is a community of practice to unite and support the over 300 land banks operating throughout the country. The 2023 State of Land Banking survey received complete responses from approximately 30 percent of those land banks (92 completed, 20 partial).

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Implications and Geography of Office to Housing Conversions

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Office to residential conversions are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide affordable housing in New York City. In their “ Making New York Work for Everyone ” plan, released in January, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul expressed eagerness to build more housing in New York City’s business districts after COVID.

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Navigating the Tradeoffs of Good Cause Eviction

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

As lawmakers in Albany debate how to fix New York’s housing affordability crisis, a new research brief by the NYU Furman Center examines the possible effects of how a good cause eviction requirement might affect tenants, landlords, and the housing market.

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Local Conduit Issuances of Affordable Housing Bonds in North Carolina: The Basics

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

North Carolina suffers from a lack of affordable housing options for low and moderate income households. In a May 2022 post , Tyler outlined many of the ways in which North Carolina’s local governments can aid the development of privately owned affordable housing.

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AWS launches $20 million K12 cyber grant program, joins White House to address cybersecurity for K12 education

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, AWS joins the White House, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, and other leaders in government, industry, and the education community to improve the cybersecurity resilience of K12 education communities.

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DHS-23-CIS-010-003 FY 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: Community and Regional Integration Network Grant (CARING)

iGrantWriters

Eligible Applicants: State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions (..)

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5 public sector technology predictions for 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

As we begin 2023, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector (WWPS) team wanted to share a few of our predictions for public sector technology this year. Organizations no longer need special hardware or in-house expertise to reap the benefits.