December 7, 2023

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Save the date: CCAP Spring Conference

March 3-5, 2024 

The CCAP Spring Conference will take place on March 3-5, 2024. Visit the Spring Conference webpage to learn more. Registration and Conference details will be available in January.

Open enrollment: Academy for Excellence

The Academy for Excellence in County Government is a multi-year certificate training program offered to all CCAP members. A required set of core courses as well as elective courses comprise the Academy credit requirements. Most core and elective courses can be fulfilled through pre-conference events and conference breakout sessions and those enrolled in the program can network through a cohort-based model.

For more information and to begin the enrollment process, please visit: https://www.pacounties.org/education/academy-program

Braver Angels workshop on election integrity

Braver Angels, a national nonpartisan advocacy organization with a very active, volunteer-led Pennsylvania network, is hosting a workshop on December 14, from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on election integrity and safeguarding the elections process.

The workshop is seeking two evenly balanced Red-leaning and Blue-leaning teams (4-8 people on each team plus a matching number of silent “observers”) who will meet via Zoom for the duration of the session. The workshop is a professionally moderated discussion with exercises designed to help participants clarify disagreements, reduce stereotyped thinking, and identify common values, as well as to surface concerns and solutions that all participants from the workshop adopt unanimously.

 Those interested can register online for the free Braver Angels workshop. 

Finalized reporting requirements:

Opioid Trust

The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust (the “Trust”) is pleased to share reporting requirements for recipients of Trust funds have been finalized and unique links to complete the reports will be sent to the reporting contact identified by each County and Litigating Subdivision in mid-December. 

Three webinars will be hosted for County and Litigating Subdivision contacts to preview the tool and ask questions. A recording of the webinar will be added to the Trust website for those unable to join one of the live sessions. Please note the dates, times, and zoom links for the sessions below:

Thursday, December 14, 2023, 2:00PM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/89716240203  

Friday, January 5, 2024, 10:00AM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/88031820269  

Tuesday, January 16, 2:00PM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/81195098861

Any questions regarding reporting should be directed to the Trust’s administrator at: administrator@paopioidtrust.org. 

This information is also available on the Trust's website at: https://paopioidtrust.org/payment,-spending-and-reporting

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received $3 million in grant funding to undertake climate action planning through EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG). This grant will be managed jointly by DEP’s Energy Programs Office and Bureau of Air Quality.

Over the next two years we will be working diligently to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) for Pennsylvania as deliverables for this grant.

As part the planning efforts, DEP is engaging local government stakeholders within the Commonwealth, as local government agencies are eligible applicants for the $4.6 billion in Implementation Grants. It is imperative that entities who may wish to apply for implementation grants engage with DEP during this planning phase, as being included in a Priority Climate Action Plan is required to apply for implementation funding.

For more information on the CPRG Implementation Grants, please see EPA’s webinar.

Upcoming NACo webinars/events include:

• Charting your A.I. Growth

Dec 13, 1pm-2pm

Recordings of webinars from the past six months are available. To access these recordings, or for additional details and course registration information, please visit naco.org/education-events.

Check out the CCAP Job Postings webpage, where you'll find county government job openings across the state! You can also use this page to submit a county job posting.

For information on submitting a job posting, contact CCAP.