The Economic Development Administration is offering a grant for an innovative metrics proof of concept study. This grant aims to develop and test measures and methodologies to assess the impact of economic development investments on regional economies. Applicants must identify robust indicators, establish program metrics, and validate the relationship between grant outputs and economic outcomes. The focus is on non-construction, innovation-supporting programs, with deliverables including an implementation toolkit for EDA staff. Proposals should align with EDA’s logic model, with a closing date of Aug 21, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277694
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EDA-HDQ-RNTA-2015-2004523 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Innovative Metrics for Economic Development – Proof of Concept Study |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Regional Development |
| Category Explanation: | Development and testing of measures, metrics, indicators, and methodologies to help EDA more effectively assess, evaluate, and report on the full impact of its economic development investments on regional economies across the Nation. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.312 — Research and Evaluation Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 08, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pursuant to section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)) and 13 CFR § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants for and recipients of EDA investment assistance include a District Organization; an Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; a State; a city or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or a public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | EDA seeks applications to develop and test measures, metrics, indicators, and methodologies to help the agency more effectively assess, evaluate, and report on the full impact of its economic development investments on regional economies across the Nation. Proposals must discuss how robust indicators and metrics will be identified; establish appropriate program metrics for EDA investments and validate the statistical relationship between grant outputs and outcomes (capacity building) and realized (economic growth, competitiveness and sustainability) outcomes. EDA is particularly interested in appropriate program metrics for non-construction, innovation-supporting programs. Models must include testing on EDA grantees, an impact analysis design and how a valid statistical methodology will corroborate that the proposed metric model works. All metrics should be consistent with EDA’s logic model. Deliverables will include an implementation toolkit accessible to EDA staff with operational recommendations in addition to reports establishing proven metrics, supporting analysis and statistical corroboration. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Research and National Technical Assistance Staff
Email:rnta@eda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 277694 Full Announcement-1 -> eda rnta – metrics ffo_7-8-2015.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Research and National Technical Assistance Staff Email: rnta@eda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.312 | 2543786 | Innovative Metrics for Economic Development – Proof of Concept Study | PKG00217729 | Jul 08, 2015 | Aug 21, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277694 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277694 ED_900_1_1-1.1.pdf
277694 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277694 SF424B-1.1.pdf
277694 CD511-1.1.pdf
277694 Project-1.1.pdf
277694 Budget-1.1.pdf
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