Partnership Programs: Professional Development

Program description: This program is intended to build the economic development skills of professional developers through attendance at approved economic development course(s) offered by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), Economic Development Institute (EDI), The National Development Council (NDC), Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI), or other courses approved by Alliant Energy.

Conditions:

• The professional developer or associate must be actively involved in economic development activities in a community or county primarily served by Alliant Energy.
• The development organization that employs the applicant agrees to pay a portion of expenses to enable the developer to complete the course.
• Only one scholarship will be awarded per person annually.
• We do not pay for professional membership conferences such as WEDA, PDI, EDAM, MAEDC, CDFA, and IEDC.  This program is specifically for accredited economic development education (i.e. finance course specific to economic development).
• Eligibility Guidelines must be met with one exception:  communities do not need an available industrial building or an improved site.

Award: We will pay a portion of the total cost for approved economic development courses, including courses to gain certification as CEcD, up to a maximum of $550 per developer annually.

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