Rural LISC Selected in IEDC's Highly Competitive ERC Inaugural Cohort
Arianne Shipley, Rural LISC's inaugural Economic Recovery Corps Fellow, will work to connect communities in East and Deep East Texas with Broadband and Digital Infrastructure.
Washington, D.C. – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and its partners are excited to announce the first cohort of Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) fellows and host communities. Launched in 2023 through a $30 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), ERC is designed to build capacity in some of the hardest-hit and most economically distressed areas across the United States while cultivating the next generation of economic development leaders. This month, 65 Fellows will commence their two-and-a-half-year field placements with host organizations across the nation. Fellows will spearhead catalytic projects that advance new ways of doing economic development to build more resilient, inclusive, and equitable economies. The ERC program officially launched with a four-day training and networking event in Portland, Oregon on February 12-15, 2024...