Client Profile
U.S. Economic Development Administration
As the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) plays a critical role in fostering regional economic development efforts in communities across the nation. Through strategic investments that foster job creation and attract private investment, EDA supports development in economically distressed areas of the United States.
Guided by the basic principle that communities must be empowered to develop and implement their own economic development and revitalization strategies, EDA works directly with local economic development officials to make grant investments that are well-defined, timely, and linked to a long-term, sustainable economic development strategy.
Website: http://www.eda.gov
Project Catalogue
Reimagining the EDA University Center Program
Start Date: Jan 2024 — End Date: Dec 2025 With EDA support, CREC, Virginia Tech University, and the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) are studying how the 70-plus EDA-designated University Centers (UCs) organize, operate, and implement their economic development programs.
Enhancing State and Local EDO Engagement to Support COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency
Start Date: Jul 2021 — End Date: Jun 2024 The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded a 2-year $1 million grant to the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) to support the State Economic Development Executives (SEDE) Network through technical assistance, training, and research. CREC will work in collaboration with the National Association of Development Organizations (representing the EDA-funded economic development districts), the State International […]
International Engagement Ready Communities Initiative
Start Date: Oct 2017 — End Date: Jun 2018 CREC is collaborating with SRI International’s Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy (CISP) and Stone & Associates to produce a rigorous, validated set of tools that can be used by regions across the United States to develop and execute a plan to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and foster export promotion. The IERC Initiative began […]
Know Your Region Training: A Framework for Strategic Economic Development Planning
Start Date: Apr 2007 — End Date: Oct 2008 Working in collaboration with the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB), the National Association of Development Organizations, and the State Science & Technology Institute, staff from both the Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER) and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) developed and conducted a 2-day workshop for regional and community change agents. The goal of […] |
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