New job ACOG - Community and Economic Development VISTA in Oklahoma

ACOG - Community and Economic Development VISTA

Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Please feel free to reach out directly to the program contact listed. The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is the officially designated Capital Area Economic Development District (CAPEDD) of Oklahoma for the U.S. Economic Development Administration. ACOG’s mission is to ensure competitiveness at the national level by leading the local, regionally driven economic development planning process that leverages the involvement of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and establishes a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration. ACOG has just completed the update of our region’s 4-county (Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, and Logan counties) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to reflect the new realities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This effort focuses on collaboration between local and regional entities in economic development, working with them to follow through on projects required for economic recovery and resiliency. Through the goals underscored in the 2021 Updated CEDS, ACOG can help our communities sustain, strengthen, and prosper, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. To assist ACOG with the Updated CEDS goals implementation, ACOG is looking to fill a Community and Economic Development VISTA position.