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monitoring federal efforts to impact transit through broader infrastructure <br />legislation. <br />• Support efforts related to regional commuter rail, such as: highlighting its <br />importance to the region and the commitment of the City to commuter rail with <br />the Administration, the Congressional delegation, and appropriate agencies; <br />supporting rail development policies in the surface transportation bill; and <br />advocating for project specific federal funding. <br />Education and Workforce Development <br />• Support educational initiatives, including Pre -K through 16 education (ages 3-25), <br />including higher education and career readiness, and out -of -school -time programs <br />promoting youth development. This will include identifying related opportunities <br />and challenges as Congress moves forward with the reauthorization of the Higher <br />Education Act (HEA). <br />Support adult education initiatives including facilitating partnerships with the Gary <br />Jobs Corps and other efforts to ensure that citizens have the skills necessary for <br />the jobs of the future. This will include working with Gary Job Corps, the national <br />Job Corps program, and our Congressional delegation to explore ways to expand <br />the benefits of the Job Corps program to adults beyond the current program's age <br />parameters. This will also include identifying opportunities through the U.S. <br />Department of Labor's national apprenticeship initiative. <br />• Support City's and greater community efforts to engage with U.S. Army Futures <br />Command in Austin and seek to identify federal funding opportunities that may <br />arise as a result. <br />Neighborhoods, Workforce Housing and Sustainable Development <br />• Support federal initiatives that promote diverse housing choices for the <br />community's local work force. This includes identifying best practices by engaging <br />with Congressional offices, federal agencies, national associations, third -party <br />groups and other municipalities. <br />Support continued federal funding for the Community Development Block Grant <br />Program; help secure vital supplemental CDBG funding through COVID-related <br />relief bills such as the CARES Act; support workforce housing development <br />assisting low to moderate income residents; housing rehabilitation, veterans' <br />housing and employment programs, and increase the availability of affordable <br />housing. <br />• Support Sustainable Development through the continuation of grant programs <br />such as CDBG, HOME, Livable Communities Act, Choice Neighborhoods, energy <br />efficiency and water conservation initiatives, and other programs that promote <br />Nov. 17, 2020 <br />