This presentation was delivered at NADO's Annual Training Conference, held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 9-12, 2017. The federal government can be a critical partner as regions work to produce new employment opportunities, expand existing businesses, and contribute to increased regional prosperity. But navigating the muddy waters of federal funding programs can at times be confusing and overwhelming. This session will highlight EDI, the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s initiative to promote the federal government’s various economic development resources that supports the capacity of local and regional stakeholders to invest in dynamic, innovative projects that will lead to enhanced economic growth and diversification outcomes for communities across the country. Angela Belden Martinez, Regional Director, U.S. EDA, Denver, CO Linda Cruz-Carnall, Regional Director, U.S. EDA, Philadelphia, PA Shirley Kelly, EDR, U.S. EDA, Anchorage, AK Doug Lynott, Director, Economic Development Integration, U.S. EDA, Washington, DC Matthew Suchodolski, Management Analyst, EDI, U.S. EDA, Philadelphia, PA

1. Economic Development Integration
(EDI)
National Association of
Development Organizations (NADO)
Annual Training Conference
Anchorage, Alaska
September 12, 2017

2. EDI BACKGROUND
 Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluation of the federal government’s
economic development program portfolio
– Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax
Dollars, and Enhance Revenue: GAO 11-477R, February 2011
 Four Primary Agencies:
– Commerce (DOC)
– Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
– Agriculture (USDA)
– Small Business Administration (SBA)
 Program Evaluation Criteria:
– Duplication: Overlapping program design
– Coordination: Extent of interagency collaboration to achieve common goals
– Evaluation: Agency capacity to measure programs effectiveness
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“Our study suggests that the design of each of
these 80 economic development programs appears
to overlap with that of at least one other program in
terms of the economic development activity that
they are authorized to fund.”

3. EDI MISSION AND METHODS
EDI MISSION
EDI METHODS
 Networking
 Content Development and Knowledge Transfer
 Aligning Program Requirements
 Co-Investment of Program Resources
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To establish a collaborative platform for the
development of knowledge, tools and complementary
resources that support locally-identified priorities for
increased regional economic diversification,
growth and prosperity.

4. EDI VALUE PROPOSITION
1. Enhanced Service Delivery
2. Efficiency through Collaboration
3. Optimizing Investments in Sustainable
Economic Growth and Diversification
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5. EDI: EDA’S INTERNAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
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Integration is EDA’s Official Business
Practice For Service Delivery
 Facilitation
 Federal Interagency Relationship-Building
 Consultation
 Regional Office “one-stop-shop”
 Collaboration
 Additional support for project development, collaboration
strategies, leveraging additional resources

6. EDI: DEFINING SUCCESS
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Integration is EDA’s Official Business
Practice For Service Delivery
 Strengthening Local and Regional Capacity
 Supporting Local Strategies and Priorities
 Facilitating Local and Regional Collaboration
 Promotion of Federal Interagency Resources
 Enhanced Technical Expertise and Network
 Impactful Outcomes
 Collaborative Investments for Optimized Outcomes

7. FY17 EDI HIGHLIGHTS
FACILITATING INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND INVESTMENT
 Economic Development Assessment Teams (EDAT) – Recently in Alaska and Maine
 Hurricane Harvey Economic Recovery Support Function (ERSF)
 EDA Disaster Recovery: https://www.eda.gov/programs/disaster-recovery/
 POWER+ (FY15 and 16) / Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC 2017,
www.eda.gov/coal)
PROMOTING FEDERAL RESOURCES
 Agency-to-Agency Knowledge Exchange
 National / Washington, DC
 State and Regional Office
INTERAGENCY PROGRAM GUIDANCE
 EDA CEDS / USDA Rural Development Stronger Economies Together (SET)
 Current Example in EDA’s Seattle Region:
 Tri-County Economic Development District (Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties, Northeast
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8. INTERAGENCY STRATEGIC PLANNING, SEATTLE REGION
Tri-County Economic Development District, Northeast Washington
State:
 http://tricountyedd.com/economic-development/regional-
priorities-set/
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9. COMING IN FY18
FACILITATING INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND INVESTMENT
 Regional Economic Diversifications Summits (REDS)
 Focus on Communities and Regions That Have:
 Completed Strategic Plans,
 Identified Priority Objectives, BUT
 Lack Resources for Implementation
INTERAGENCY PROGRAM GUIDANCE
 EDA CEDS / HUD Consolidated Plan
 Practical step-by-step guidance
 Comprehensive interagency strategic plans
 Incorporate both EDA Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and HUD CPD
Consolidated Plan criteria
 Main Themes
 Reduced Administrative Burden
 Increased Local and Regional Collaboration
 Program Alignment and Optimized Investments 9

10. CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS?
You can forward questions to the EDI mailbox: edi@eda.gov
Contact Your State Economic Development Representative (EDR) or Specialist (EDS)
for Further Information about EDA Programs: https://www.eda.gov/contact
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