Hiring Outside Help: A Small Town Guide to Using Consultants.

Autor/in	Brown, Hamilton
Institution	National Association of Towns and Townships, Washington, DC.
Titel	Hiring Outside Help: A Small Town Guide to Using Consultants.
Quelle	(1988), (21 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Community Development; Community Planning; Community Programs; Consultants; Economic Development; Federal Aid; Financial Support; Grantsmanship; Professional Services; Rural Areas; Rural Development; Technical Assistance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Development; Entwicklung; Consultant; Berater; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Finanzielle Förderung; Berufsbegleitender Dienst; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural environment; Ländliches Milieu; Technische Hilfe
Abstract	This guide was written for small and rural government officials who have limited experience with the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and with federal grants in general. The use of outside expertise is often necessary in projects involving public facilities, housing, and economic development, some of the principal activities which may be eligible for CDBG funding. The guidebook is designed to help local officials submit better block grant applications, by hiring outside help in the areas of project eligibility and design, needs assessment, and community planning. The guide tells when to use consultants and describes the steps a community should take in selecting and hiring a consultant. It also emphasizes that the use of outside experts need not add unnecessary costs to a project. The guidebook tells how the leaders of Peters Township in rural Pennsylvania completed a wastewater treatment system for less than $400,000, despite a $1 million initial estimate for construction. Township leaders used block grant funds, township employees, volunteers, and a cooperative engineering firm to get the most out of every community dollar invested. The guide also summarizes certain competitive bidding procedures that may apply when federal dollars are involved. (TES)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC