Texas Association of Regional Councils

TARC Board of Directors & Executive Directors' Council Meeting
2024-06-13 11:00 - 2024-06-14 12:00 UTC | TX
The Texas Association of Regional Councils will be gathering in person once again! Please mark your calendars to join us in Houston, TX June 13-14, 2024 for the TARC Board of Directors & Executive Directors' Council Meeting.
Additional information will be provided soon. If you have any questions, please email tarc@txregionalcouncil.org.

TARC e-Learning: Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities and Charging Smart
2024-06-04 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | TX
TARC e-Learning: Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities and Charging Smart
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. Central | For more information, contact TARC.
Amy Hodges with Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities (DFWCC) will give an overview of the Clean Cities program and recently awarded projects that support DFWCC’s efforts to reduce transportation emissions, improve energy efficiency, and strengthen the local economy. Theresa Perry with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council with provide an introduction to the recently launched Charging Smart program and its importance to advancing clean transportation.

TARC e-Learning: Lessons Learned Trying to Build A Coordinated Community Response to Elder Abuse
2024-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | TX
Thursday May 30, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jackie Pontello, Principal Program Coordinator/Managing Attorney, H-GAC Elder Justice Program, will speak on lessons learned from five years of groundbreaking work in responding to elder abuse, which is one of the nation’s fastest-growing crimes and is expected to double by 2030.

TARC e-Learning: Navigating Social Isolation and Loneliness as an Older Adult
2024-05-21 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | TX
Thursday May 21, 2024 1:00pm-2:00pm
Join us for an insightful webinar aimed at addressing the challenges of social isolation and loneliness among older adults. In an increasingly digital world, many seniors find themselves disconnected from their communities, friends, and family, leading to feelings of loneliness and isolation. This webinar offers practical strategies and resources to help older adults foster connections, maintain social engagement, and enhance their overall well-being.

TARC e-Learning: Empowering Older Americans to Confront Diverse Disasters
2024-05-20 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | TX
TARC e-Learning: Empowering Older Americans to Confront Diverse Disasters
Thursday May 20, 2024 10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Register Here!
Emergencies have the potential to occur unexpectedly, underscoring the importance of older Americans being ready for any circumstance. Whether it's a natural calamity or a human-caused crisis, possessing the appropriate knowledge and resources is paramount. This commitment drives us at the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living (CBCIL) and the Coastal Bend Functional Needs Support Team (FNST). Our goal is to ensure that every older American is equipped to confront any adversity head-on. Through our assistance, you can rest assured that you possess the necessary tools to remain safe and secure, regardless of the situation.

TARC e-Learning: Aetna Digital Literacy
2024-05-08 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | TX
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 11:00am-12:00pm
Participating pilot AAAs share insights on their Aetna Literacy Program, offering valuable data for prospective participants in the upcoming phase. Additionally, we aim to spotlight the AAA digital literacy initiative in celebration of Older America Month.

TARC e-Learning: Making Your Organization More Dementia-Friendly
2024-05-02 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | TX
Thursday May 2, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The North Central Texas Council of Governments received an Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative grant in 2021. It used grant funds to make its AAA services more dementia-friendly, launch new services for family caregivers, and educate professionals. Learn what worked and get resources to benefit your staff and clients.

February 2024 Meeting Schedule
2024-02-07 09:00 - 2024-02-09 12:00 UTC | Hilton Austin Airport, 9515 Hotel Drive, Austin, TX, 78717
TARC February 2024 Meeting Schedule

TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training & Board of Directors Meeting
2024-02-07 08:00 - 2024-02-09 12:00 UTC | Hilton Austin Airport, 9515 Hotel Drive, Austin, TX, 78717
Please mark your calendars to join us in Austin February 7-9, 2024 for the TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training & Board of Directors meeting.
DRAFT TARC February 2024 Meeting Schedule
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To make hotel reservations, CLICK HERE.
If you have any questions, please email tarc@txregionalcouncil.org.

TARC eLearning: Strategies to Transforming Procurement Using Technology - Tactics to Avoid and Embrace
2023-12-13 14:30 UTC | TX
December 13 | 2:30 pm CST | Register Here!
Description: In this webinar, attendees will learn how public sector organizations were able to embrace technology and transform their procurement operations. Be sure to join us as former public sector procurement officials and current technology leaders share steps that empower teams to undergo their own digital procurement transformations.

TARC e-Learning: Regional TxCDBG Priority Setting and Preparing Scoring Committee Members
2023-12-06 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | TX
Wednesday, December 6 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Register Here!
In order to ensure your region’s community development priorities are represented at the state level, it is important to be sure your region’s Unified Scoring Committee member is familiar with the process. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how regions across the state set their local project priorities, the importance of those priorities and gain insight on effective ways you and your COG can help your region’s USC member prepare for scoring.

TARC e-Learning: Regional Texas Community Development Programs 101
2023-11-29 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | TX
Wednesday, November, 29 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Register Here!
As the next round of community development programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture gets ramped up, it’s important for COGs to have a firm grasp on regional community development programs to best assist your communities. In this session, join your peers from around the state to learn more about CDBG eligibility, beneficiary concepts and documentation, reporting, and best practices for providing technical assistance and outreach to the communities in your region.

TARC e-Learning: Overview of OMB's Proposed Changes to 2CFR200
2023-11-15 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | TX
Wednesday, November 15 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Register Here!
The Office of Management and Budget has released proposed changes to OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements in the Federal Register which are available for comment on or before December 4, 2023. To assist its member regional councils and the communities they serve with understanding the changes proposed to 2 CFR200 and the potential implications, TARC has teamed up with some of the country's leading grants management experts to review these changes and answer questions you and your team may have. Join us for this webinar to learn what these proposed changes mean for your organizations and the impacts they may have on the grants you administer. TARC is pleased to offer up to 1.5 hours of CPE credit for Certified Public Accountants for this training.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Ethics
2023-10-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Learn the most common unethical situations related to grant seeking and grant management. This one-hour session is fast-paced and includes an entertaining bingo-style format for attendees to track situations and their resolutions on customized bingo cards. Learn the importance of grant ethics in your work, while having a bit of fun on your quest to be the first to claim BINGO!
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

GLO's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
2023-09-27 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | TX
September 27 | 2:00 pm | Click here to Register.
Join us with Vonda White, the Director of Disaster Recovery Procurement and Historically Underutilized Business(HUB) Program, as we learn about how the HUB Program operates and how to utilize it for preparedness.

FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) 101
2023-09-21 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | TX
September 21 | 10:00 am | Click here to Register.
The Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) is FEMA's national system for local alerting that provides authenticated emergency and life-saving information to the public through mobile phones using Wireless Emergency Alerts, to radio and television via the Emergency Alert System, and on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Weather Radio.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Management, Part 2
2023-09-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In part 2 of a 2-part series, attendees will learn best practices for grant management teams. We’ll cover tips for reporting financial and program outcomes, as well as what to do when things go wrong.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

GLO Hurricane Preparedness
2023-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | TX
September 14 | 10:00 am | Click here to Register.
September is National Preparedness Month. Join us with Brittany Eck, the Director of Communications of Disaster Recovery from the Texas General Land Office, to increase hurricane preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season. Protect yourself, your family, and your property with the tools provided in this webinar.

TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training & Annual Board of Directors Meeting
2023-09-06 08:00 - 2023-09-08 12:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Please mark your calendars to join us in Austin September 6-8, 2023 for the TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training & Annual Board of Directors meeting.

Click here to register!
To make hotel reservations, CLICK HERE.

The room block is filling up fast. If you are unable to reserve a room using the link, please reach out to joep@txregionalcouncil.org.
Please note that all reservation updates and changes must be made by August 21, 2023.
If you need to make changes to your existing reservation, TARC is happy to help.

For the meeting schedule, CLICK HERE.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Management, Part 1
2023-08-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In part 1 of a 2-part series, attendees will learn the importance of sound grant management and the consequences of poor grant management. We will share resources and recommendations for tracking outcomes and expenditures.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

TARC Board of Directors & Executive Directors' Council Meeting
2023-06-22 12:00 - 2023-06-23 12:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
The Texas Association of Regional Councils will be gathering in East Texas for its 2023 summer Board meeting! Please mark your calendars to join us in Longview June 22-23, 2023 for the TARC Board of Directors & Executive Directors' Council Meeting.
Hotel Reservations
We have a number of meetings and activities planned and have secured a block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn - Longview. To make room reservations, please click here and enter the code TRC.

Reservations must be made by Friday, June 9, 2023.
More information will be shared soon. We look forward to seeing everyone in the East Texas Council of Governments region!
We will provide additional materials and details as we get closer to the event. If you need assistance with making your room reservations, travel arrangements, or have questions or ideas for meeting content, please reach out.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Kimberly Lile Dowty at kliledowty@txregionalcouncil.org.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Budget
2023-06-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In this action-packed hour, attendees will learn the major considerations when putting together a grant budget. We’ll cover: (1) the key cost elements to consider for program, project, and equipment budgets; (2) match/in-kind definitions, explanations, and examples; (3) indirect vs program costs; and (4) most common budget mistakes.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Writing, Part 3
2023-05-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In part 3 of a 3-part series, attendees will learn the basics about the typical components of a grant proposal, specifically evaluations, logic models, and support letters. Samples and resources will be included in the provided handouts.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Writing Part 2
2023-04-12 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In part 2 of a 3-part series, attendees will learn the basics about the typical components of a grant proposal, specifically needs statement, program description, and goals and objectives. Samples and resources will be included in the provided handouts.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

TARC e-Learning: Area Agencies On Aging Best Practices For Contracting Evidence Based Initiatives
2023-03-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Join us for a roundtable discussion about how Area Agency on Aging directors from across the state have addressed providing evidence based programs to the older Texans throughout their service regions. Best practices to be discussed include contracting, direct service provision and other innovative approaches. Be sure to bring any questions you may have for this panel and engage in a robust discussion with your peers about how to get proven programs out in your communities.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

TARC e-Learning: Grant Writing, Part 1
2023-03-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In part 1 of a 3-part series, attendees will learn about the basics of persuasive grant writing, to include writing style, sentence structure, and editing tips. We will cover commonly requested attachments and how to create and/or find them. Finally, we will discuss how to assemble a grants team and/or task force to develop a competitive proposal.
In order to get registered, please reach out to a member of the TARC team.

TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training & Board of Directors Meeting
2023-02-08 08:00 - 2023-02-10 12:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Please mark your calendars to join us in Austin February 8 - 10, 2023 for the TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training & Board of Directors meeting.
Use the links below to register and make hotel reservations. Please note that all reservation updates and changes must be made by January 26, 2023.
Click here to register!
To make hotel reservations, CLICK HERE.
Additional information to come. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Kimberly Lile Dowty at kliledowty@txregionalcouncil.org.

Comprehensive Strategic Planning for Regional 911 Programs
2022-12-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In this webinar, staff from the Commission for State Emergency Communications will share information about the lifecycle of strategic planning for the state's emergency communication system. Attendees will get information about what is required for RPC strategic planning, best practices for implementing and updating regional strategic plans and how the RPCs assist CSEC with meeting agency goals for state 9-1-1 delivery.

Celebrating Family Caregivers, Home Care & Hospice, and Long-Term Care Awareness Month
2022-11-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
November is a big month for aging as it is National Family Caregiver Month, National Home-Care and Hospice Month, and National Long-Term Care Awareness Month! To celebrate these three integral areas of the aging network, we are thrilled to be joined by a panel of experts who will share the latest updates and ongoing projects happening in Texas and beyond in these three sectors. For this webinar, we will hear from Jessica Boston, Director of Government Affairs, Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, Alexa Schoeman, Deputy State Ombudsman, Health & Human Services Commission and Holly Riley, Aging Services Coordination Director, Health & Human Services Commission.

Public Safety Office Homeland Security Funding Outlook
2022-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
To kick off the next round of the homeland security grant process, TARC is pleased to be joined by Rob Cottle with the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Homeland Security Grants Division. In this webinar, attendees will receive a funding outlook for the State Homeland Security Program and other applicable FEMA homeland security funding programs administered by the team at the Public Safety Office. At the end of the presentation will be time to address questions you or your communities may have regarding what to expect in the coming year. This webinar is open to all TARC members, including elected officials, Executive Directors and staff. Please share any questions you have ahead of time to joep@txregionalcouncil.org.
