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Investing in Appalachian Alabama

Written on February 7, 2023. Posted in News.

The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA) recently released this video promoting funding and investment opportunities available from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments across the Appalachian region. Their mission is to innovate, partner and invest to build communities and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia.

Thirty-seven of Alabama’s 67 counties are located within the Appalachian region – including the entirety of the TARCOG region and many ARC investments have been made in our five counties over the past 50+ years. TARCOG’s Executive Director, Michelle G. Jordan, is featured in the video speaking about this significant economic partnership and an ARC-funded project supporting STEM training opportunities in the Scottsboro City School System.

TARCOG RPO Selected for U.S. DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Funding

Written on February 4, 2023. Posted in News.

The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) Rural Planning Organization (RPO) has been selected to receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. The grant will enable TARCOG planning staff to conduct the “Top of Alabama RPO Guide to Enhancing Transportation Safety (TARGETS),” a regional transportation safety planning process that will serve our four-county, 41-municipality RPO region.

Request for Proposals – Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Implementation Project – Redstone Arsenal

Written on February 1, 2023. Posted in News.

The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) is seeking proposals from firms and individuals to implement key recommendations identified in the Redstone Arsenal Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) between the Arsenal and its surrounding communities. The Redstone Arsenal JLUS process focused on promoting compatible community growth around the installation to preserve military capabilities. A primary goal of Redstone Arsenal’s JLUS is to mitigate existing and prevent future incompatibility issues between base operations and local communities. The JLUS implementation project seeks to work towards enacting key compatible use recommendations identified during the JLUS process.

Executive Director, Michelle Jordan inducted into the American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows (FAICP)

Written on May 1, 2022. Posted in News.

Our Executive Director, Michelle Jordan, was inducted into the American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows (FAICP) in 2020 for her contributions to the Planning profession.

Division F Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan – Final Draft Available for Public Comment

Written on January 14, 2022. Posted in News.

The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG), in partnership with North Central Alabama Council of Governments (NARCOG), and the County Emergency Management Agencies (EMAs) of Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan Counties have developed the final phase of the Division F Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Division F Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan details the multitude of hazards that impact the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) Division F area.

Request for Statements of Qualifications – Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – Research, Development, Analysis, and Planning Support

Written on January 7, 2022. Posted in News.

The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) hereby solicits written Statements of Qualifications from professional consulting firms interested in contracting with TARCOG to perform research, analysis, development, and related professional planning support activities associated with the development of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the TARCOG region (DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison & Marshall Counties).

Request for Statements of Qualifications: Environmental Assessments, Remediation, and Planning

Written on September 15, 2021. Posted in News.

The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) hereby solicits written Statements of Qualifications from professional environmental consulting firms interested in contracting with TARCOG to perform grant management activities, environmental assessments, remediation and redevelopment planning, and related professional activities associated with the 2021 Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant recently awarded to TARCOG by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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