Bi-State Regional Commission

A Forum for Inter-governmental Cooperation and Delivery of Regional Programs

NEWS

  • Grant Updates

    Federally, local governments can check the following link for the latest federal discretionary grants: USDOT Key Notices of Funding Opportunity.  Federal grants require registration in Grants.gov, and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), a 12-character unique number assigned to all entities who must register to do business with the federal government in SAM-System for Award Management.  If you are considering a federal grant, it will be important to have a UEI and be registered in SAM.

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  • Quad Cities MPO News

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    The MPO Transportation Technical and Policy Committee meetings have been canceled for the month of July.

    Bi-State Trails Committee will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025 10:00 a.m. An agenda packet will be posted by the end of this week with meeting details.

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  • Thrive 2055: Quad Cities Long Range Transportation Plan

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    Click here to learn more about the Thrive 2055 Long Range Transportation Plan update

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Data Services Staff compiles, maintains and monitors current and historical data related to labor force, employment, and unemployment.  Data is available from several sources including the Illinois Department of Employment Securities (IDES), Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  It is collected and monitored for cities over 25,000 in population, counties, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, states, and the Nation.  To access labor force and employment data for the Region, please use see the Data Clearinghouse page.  Or, to access additional data sets, visit the following websites:

Illinois year-to-date (State of Illinois and Metro Areas; Counties; Cities – East Moline, Moline & Rock Island):
http://www.ides.illinois.gov/page.aspx?item=2511

Illinois historical monthly, annual data (Illinois, metro areas, counties and cities)
http://www.ides.illinois.gov/page.aspx?item=2513

Iowa – current and historical data (counties and cities over 25,000)
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/lmi/laborforce/

U.S. historical monthly and annual data (U.S.)
http://www.bls.gov/data/#unemployment.  Go to the section:  Labor Force Statistics including the National Unemployment Rate.  (Current Population Survey – CPS)

Or contact our Data Services Staff.

Mission Statement

A local, voluntary organization of five counties and 47 municipalities. We serve as a forum for intergovernmental cooperation and delivery of regional programs and to assist member local governments in planning and project development.