In addition to our Training Sponsors and Approved Providers for Recertification, Grow America has numerous partnerships across the country, many of which may offer a discount on Grow America Training courses. We encourage you to check with your organization to see if they have a current partnership agreement with Grow America.
Grow America is proud to collaborate with the following organizations to provide high-quality professional development:
Grow America and the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy have partnered to offer reciprocal educational discounts for students and certified professionals.
Under this partnership, individuals with active Grow America certifications can receive a 5% tuition discount per active certificate, up to a maximum of 15%, toward any UNH Carsey School master’s degree program. In return, current UNH Carsey master’s students receive a 10% discount on all Grow America training offerings, including certifications, courses, webinars, and workshops across in-person, live remote, and self-paced formats.
For more information on the Carsey/Grow America Graduate Credit Award Program, please contact Anne Kimball, Student Services Coordinator at anne.kimball@unh.edu
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic developers. With more than 5,000 members, IEDC is the largest organization of its kind. Economic developers promote economic well-being and quality of life for their communities, by creating, retaining and expanding jobs that facilitate growth, enhance wealth and provide a stable tax base. From public to private, rural to urban and local to international, IEDC’s members are engaged in the full range of economic development experience. Given the breadth of economic development work, their members are employed in a wide variety of settings including local, state, provincial and federal governments, public-private partnerships, chambers of commerce, universities and a variety of other institutions.
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is one of the largest organizations supporting projects to revitalize communities and bring greater economic opportunity to residents. These include more affordable housing, better schools, safer streets, growing businesses and programs that improve the financial outlook of people. We provide the capital, strategy and know-how to local partners to get this done. Our work impacts the lives of millions of Americans in both rural areas and urban centers across the country.
The National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) is an alliance of 40 state and regional community development associations in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Our members are champions, stewards and thought leaders for community development at the state and local level. Through our members, NACEDA connects with almost 4,000 community development nonprofit organizations throughout the United States.
Founded in 1982, the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA), is an association of professionals working to finance affordable housing in the broader community development context at the local level across the United States. NALHFA’s mission is to provide leadership in the field of affordable housing finance and to deliver quality services to its members. NALHFA’s primary membership comprises of local housing finance agencies and those companies that offer product and services supporting them. As a non-profit association, NALHFA is an advocate before Congress and federal agencies on legislative and regulatory issues affecting affordable housing. In addition, NALHFA provides its membership with technical assistance, critical and timely industry information, and a variety of educational opportunities.
For more information on how a Grow America Partnership can help build capacity and benefit your organization and its members, please contact James Reed at jreed@growamerica.org.