TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SHOWCASE

NLC offers a variety of programs to help local leaders support their communities. Browse the Showcase on display on the First Floor of the Conference Center for the duration of the Conference, and attend the Technical Assistance Fair on Saturday, November 16, from 9-10:30 AM in Ballroom B (First Floor) to speak directly with the technical assistance NLC staff teams in a roundtable format and learn more about how these opportunities could be a potential fit for your municipality’s needs.

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Access Guidance and Support through Cities for Early Childhood Success

Equity starts early. Receive guidance and support to establish and strengthen local programs, policies and systems that improve outcomes for infants, toddlers and their families. Learn more on NLC.org.

Learn from Cities Elevating the Early Childhood Workforce

Hear how cities can ensure the professional, economic and financial well-being of the formal and informal early childhood workforce. Learn more on NLC.org.

Join the Early Learning Nation Collective

Learn how your city can connect with a growing network of local leaders focused on making sure that young children and their families flourish in the communities that surround them. Learn more on NLC.org.


Enrollment Open Soon: Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant

Join a cohort that receives coaching and grant dollars to improve economic mobility for residents through small business development, workforce development, and by helping residents access public benefits. Learn more on NLC.org.

Join the Economic Mobility Peer Network

Network with a peer group to learn about promising strategies to boost economic mobility for residents by connecting every month with peers through webinars and other virtual engagements. Sign up now.

Access Municipal Support for Children’s Savings Accounts

Receive help to build or strengthen programs that help young children save for postsecondary education and build hope for the future. Learn more on NLC.org.

Enhance Municipal Financial Empowerment

Receive technical assistance to explore how cities across the country are implementing strategies to improve financial empowerment of families.

Municipal Strategies to Narrow the Racial Wealth Divide

Explore a resource designed to increase city leaders’ understanding of how to approach and design impactful strategies to reduce the racial wealth divide. Learn more on NLC.org.

Enroll Now in Southern Cities Economic Inclusion

Cities in the southern U.S can receive assistance and grant funding to implement data and evidence driven policies that expand and sustain the economic mobility of underserved businesses and residents. Learn more on NLC.org.


Enroll Now: Afterschool and Summer Youth Programs

Get one-on-one help with forming partnerships, seeking funding and expanding access to high-quality out-of-school programs. Learn more on NLC.org.

Enroll in Apprenticeship for Cities

Sign up to receive expert support in designing and launching apprenticeship programs for critical occupations within your local government. Learn more on NLC.org.

Learn about Workforce Development 101

Learn how municipal leaders can advance local workforce development strategies that connect residents to good quality jobs while meeting the needs of local employers. Learn more on NLC.org.


Learn from the Economic Recovery Corps

Learn from fellows who worked to accelerate economic recovery from the pandemic in distressed communities and regions throughout the U.S. Learn more.

Browse Racial Equity and Bond Markets Resources

Receive support to leverage municipal bond markets as a catalyst for changing racially inequitable conditions. Learn more on NLC.org.


Take the Healthy Housing Local Action Challenge

This ongoing program helps your municipality ensure all of your residents have a healthy place to call home. Learn more on NLC.org.

Join Cities of Opportunity Workshops and Cohorts
Take the Wastewater Surveillance Self-Paced Course

Access Housing Supply Accelerator Resources

Explore a resource designed to help communities navigate their housing supply challenges and embrace solutions and strategies to increase diverse, attainable and equitable housing options. Learn more on NLC.org.

Explore the Report: Ending Homelessness

Explore a resource designed to help communities understand the homelessness crisis facing US communities, why it’s happening, and how cities can work with partners to shape solutions. Learn more on NLC.org.


Enroll Now in the Local Infrastructure Hub

Join more than 1,000 small and medium-size cities who have learned how to compete for federal infrastructure grants. Learn more at LocalInfrastructure.org.


Enroll Now: Young Adult Community of Practice

Enroll in this ongoing network to learn promising practices and develop strategies with a racial equity lens that address the disproportionate arrests and incarceration of young ​adults. Learn more on NLC.org.

Enroll Now: City Justice Policy Advisors Network

Engage and collaborate with local leaders at the frontlines of justice reform, equity and public safety. Learn more on NLC.org.

Explore Municipalities Reimagining Community Safety

Explore the accomplishments and outcomes achieved by five cities that created a vision for safety that is both comprehensive and innovative. Learn more on NLC.org.


Enroll in the Strong Southern Communities Affinity Network

Join a peer learning network for municipal leaders in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi that leverages data and federal funding to improve child and family outcomes. Learn more on NLC.org.


Join REAL Learning & Practice Journey Cohorts

Work in-depth with REAL to set a viable path and plan in place to transform policies, procedures, practices and programs to create better outcomes for all. Learn more on NLC.org.

Access REAL Technical Assistance

Get help from REAL team members and partners to support the elimination of disparities through equity policies, procedures, practices and programs. Learn more on NLC.org.


Access the AI Toolkit and Report

The newly released report demystifies AI for local governments to help understand different kinds of AI and explore their applications in city services. It also delves into principles for responsible use of AI and provides numerous case studies of local governments harnessing AI to improve city services. Learn more on NLC.org.

Browse the City AI Governance Dashboard

Explore how cities are addressing AI challenges and opportunities through policies and practices. Learn more on NLC.org.

Access Federal Resources through Environmental Justice Thriving Communities

Learn how to access federal resources designed to address environmental justice challenges. Learn more on NLC.org.

Get Guidance from SolSmart

Receive guidance and support in streamlining and enhancing local practices and policies to support the uptake of solar panels in your community. Learn more on NLC.org.


Enroll in the Nature Everywhere Challenge
Enroll in the NLC Re-engagement Network
Learn about Reengaging Opportunity Youth in the South

Explore how Southern cities support attainment of high school and postsecondary credentials for off-track young people. Learn more on NLC.org.


Browse hundreds of resources designed specifically for city leaders on NLC.org.