Public education and outreach efforts are underway for this year’s Ozone Season which started in March and lasts through October. This is when conditions have the greatest chance of producing harmful ground-level ozone pollution according to CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program…
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) has partnered with the Hutto Police Department to offer an evening basic peace officer course at its facilities in the northeastern part of the region which will make it more accessible to residents…
CAPCOG, in its capacity as the Capital Area Emergency Communications District, will recognize the community service emergency telecommunicators perform for the region during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week — April 9 through 15, and support National 9-1-1 Education Month —…
CAPCOG is in the public comment period to finalize use of HUD CDBG Disaster Mitigation funding in partnership with the region’s four eastern counties — Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette and Lee. Two public hearings have been scheduled to get input on…
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Advisory Committee will review 49 grant applications requesting more than $15.9 million from six criminal justice grant program categories, in which CAPCOG helps prioritize for the Office of the Governor (OOG), during presentations meetings March 20…
Texas Comptroller, Glenn Hegar, announced an initial round of grants for broadband infrastructure projects with $120 million in funding available as part of its Broadband Development Office’s (BDO) Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas (BOOT) program. The BDO will accept grant…
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) — a CAPCOG division — and the Aging Services Council of Central Texas are hosting a conference to educate caregivers and care management providers about sharing their lived experiences to…
CAPCOG’s Air Quality program had already started to study and plan for reducing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) before the Environmental Protection Agency announced its proposed new standard for the air pollutant in January which could threaten the region’s National Ambient…
The job is never done for benefit counselors with the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division. “Helping people understand their benefits and potential cost doesn’t end when an open enrollment period closes,” said Yvette…
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division has scheduled 42 classes for 2023 for telecommunicators to obtain their mandated training as well as advance their career knowledge. While more courses are still be planned, two popular upcoming February courses are in-Person CPR…
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