Wyden plans seminar for Oregon cities, counties, nonprofits about federal investment, funding opportunities – KTVZ

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced Thursday he’s convening an all-day, on-line seminar on Tuesday, March 21 for representatives of Oregon cities, counties and nonprofits that will qualify for federal funding to listen to from eight federal businesses about how their communities and organizations can earn advantages from the Inflation Discount Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation.

“A working theme in my 15 city halls up to now all through Oregon this 12 months — in addition to throughout conversations within the grocery retailer aisle and on Important Road — is how our state’s communities and nonprofits can earn investments from these two landmark legal guidelines,” Wyden stated in a information launch.

“This on-line dialog shall be a one-stop assembly that gathers in a single handy spot key federal businesses to reply frequent questions from folks representing Oregon cities, counties and nonprofits in regards to the Inflation Discount Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation.”

Wyden will kick off the March 21 webinar at this hyperlink starting at 8:30 am PT. Oregonians eager to take part can register at that very same hyperlink for entry to the on-line seminar, which is able to run till 3:30 pm PT. To submit a query prematurely in regards to the Inflation Discount Act and/or Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation, go right here. For different questions in regards to the webinar, please contact the Wyden workplace at constituentservices_@wyden.senate.gov or 503-326-7525.

Federal businesses scheduled to make representatives obtainable for shows in the course of the on-line seminar embrace the Departments of Transportation, Inside, Agriculture, Power and Commerce in addition to the U.S. Military Corps of Engineers, Federal Communications Fee and Environmental Safety Company. Additionally scheduled are two breakout classes dedicated to drug pricing reform and vitality tax credit.

“I’m proud to have labored to move each the Inflation Discount Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation, however that’s not the tip of the job,” stated Wyden, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. “Oregonians deserve each alternative to use for the important thing federal investments generated by each of those historic legal guidelines. And this all-day, on-line assembly goals to reply questions from cities, counties and nonprofits about how they will finest achieve that chance.”