Enhancing State and Local EDO Engagement to Support COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency
U.S. Economic Development Administration
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 […]

American Resiliency and Equity Network Initiative (ARENI)
University Economic Development Association
Start Date: Jan 2022 — End Date: Jun 2024

ARENI is a program of the UEDA funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to develop national networks focused on addressing economic resiliency and equity and convene EDA University Centers to advance regional economies.  Through this agreement, CREC will provide logistical support to UEDA for regular convenings, online forums, and resource libraries.

University Economic Development Association Staff Support
University Economic Development Association
Start Date: Jan 2023 — End Date: Jun 2024

Since 1976, the University Economic Development Association has been working to bring together higher education institutions, private sector businesses, non-profits, government organizations, and community economic development stakeholders to create local and regional economic opportunity. UEDA, and its members, are leaders in advancing regional economic engagement fueled by higher education and represent those at the leading edge […]

Inventory of State Economic Development Investment Programs
SelectUSA
Start Date: May 2014 — End Date: May 2024

The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) in collaboration with CREC entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s SelectUSA initiative to make some features of the State Business Incentives Database publicly available through www.selectusa.gov website.  C2ER provides the database to SelectUSA through an application programming interface (API) to provide public to […]

The Hidden Innovation Infrastructure: Understanding the Economic Development Role of Technician Education in the Changing Future of Work
Rutgers Research
Start Date: Jan 2022 — End Date: May 2024

CREC senior staff advise the Rutgers research team at the Education and Employment Research Center as the team, led by Dr. Michelle Van Noy, seeks to understand the role of technician education in economic development, with a focus on manufacturing, technology, and innovation in regional economies.