Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI) · participatory and inclusive economic development...

transcript

Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI)

#RDInnovation

Please utilize the chat feature to ask questions at any time! Thank you and Welcome!

Agenda

• Welcome• REDI Introduction• Meet the Cooperators• REDI Community/Regional Application Process• Questions

Jacki Ponti-LazarukChief Innovation Officer

USDA Rural Development

Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity

RD Innovation Center (IC)

PartnershipsData Analytics

Innovation Center

Regulations Management

Enterprise Risk

Management

Strategic Planning

Mission: To apply cutting-edge techniques and best practices to deliver customer-driven, innovative products and services to improve RD program delivery and improve the quality of life in rural America.

Centralization of key functions to better support RD programs;

Building and leveraging partnerships to increase impact;

Using data and analysis to make better decisions and demonstrate results.

Christine SorensenMidwest Regional Coordinator, Partnerships

USDA Rural Development

November-December 2018

February –March 2019

April 2019

Data - Driven…

A process that includes identifying, collecting, integrating, and analyzing data resources as part of a process of participatory and inclusive economic development

Takes a comprehensive approach to meeting community needs–an approach that recognizes the interrelationship of economic, physical and social development.

Blending both human experience and data -needs that are defined and assessed quantitatively and qualitatively.

After it’s people a community’s data is one of its most valuable assets.

Data-driven Community Planning

Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI)

Cooperators

National Association of Counties (NACo)

Today’s webinar will begin in a few moments.

Find information about upcoming

• NACo unites our nation’s 3,069 county governments

• ‘Healthy, safe and vibrant counties across America’

• NACo brings county officials together to advocate with a collective voice, enrich understanding of county government, exchange ideas and pursue transformational county solutions.

• Over two-thirds of our nation’s counties are designated as rural

• 85% of our nation’s persistent-poverty counties are in rural America

• Economically reliant on one single dominant industry

• Inspire rural leaders to think creatively and regionally about new solutions to local challenges and empower counties to develop and implement economic development plans

• Partnering with National Association of Regional Councils(NARC) to help facilitate collaboration and partnership among neighboring counties within a region

• Team-based, peer-learning network and training program consisting of two in-person convening workshops and virtual mentoring.

• Share outcomes and case examples to generate creative solutions and valuable lessons learned that are replicable to rural communities and regionals across the country.

jmorgan@naco.org

McClure Engineering Co.

Community Visioning/Asset-Mapping

Capacity Assessment

Action Plan

Core Rural Program

Implementation Technical Assistance

ACTION PLAN + TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Pre-launch entrepreneurial ecosystem building strategy

Collaborative community leadership training

Core Rural Program (9 weeks)

Custom local entrepreneurial support continuum

Purdue UniversityUniversity of Kentucky

Rural Economic Development Innovation Program:Advancing Regional Strategies in the North Central & Southern Regions of the U.S.

A Joint Purdue University - University of Kentucky Initiative in partnership with USDA Rural Development

REDI Eligible Sites? Rural Counties Committed to Building a Regional Action Plan

Southern Region

North Central Region

Our Step-by-Step Plan to Support Regions

Select Sites & Build Team

Gather Regional Information

Conduct Workshop

Develop REDI Plan

Seek Input & Finalize

Explore Funding

Design/Implement Evaluation

Eight multi-county sites to be selected – 4 in the NC Region & 4 in the South. Guide establishment of Regional REDI team. Liink with USDA RD, RRDCs & LGUs.

Produce Data Snapshot; Study five REDI themes; Seek local input; Determine possible themes to pursue;

Conduct 2-day on-site intensive training that provides the REDI team with skills and tools needed to produce a regional plan. Select theme(s).

Develop REDI plan format. Help team develop the plan. Connect team to relevant Purdue/UK program resources.

Provide protocol for the REDI team to use for garnering public input on the plan; guide the team in analyzing pubic input; help team finalize plan.

Host webinars focused on federal and state funding opportunities. Help team develop grant-writing skills (if needed).

Provide team with evaluation plan and data collecting instruments

The Five REDI Themes

e-Connectivity Rural Economy

TechnologicalInnovation

Rural Workforce

Quality ofLife

Source: Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, Chair. October 2017. https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-prosperity-report.pdf

The Purdue-Kentucky Team

Bo Beaulieu

Michael Wilcox

Indraneel Kumar

Roberto Gallardo

Alison Davis

Contact PersonBo Beaulieu, PhDljb@purdue.edu765.494.7273

Rural Community Assistance Partnership

RCAP: WealthWorks Technical Assistance Program

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) and assembled partners will provide technical assistance on economic development planning and implementation using the WealthWorks model, which emphasizes increasing local ownership and connecting local assets to real market demand.

Example Success Story:

Partners Involved (Wealth Works)

Partners Involved (RCAP)

WealthWorks Model

Identify assets within

eight forms of

capital

Identify market opportunity

Construct a value chain

WealthWorks Model

The WealthWorks approach is designed to produce and sustain the following outcomes:

• A more self-reliant and robust local economy• Increased upward mobility overall and through improved

livelihoods of lower-income people, firms and places

• Wealth that sticks — because it is locally owned, controlled and reinvested

• New economic drivers in a region • A shift to an entrepreneurial mindset that sees opportunity,

takes risks and supports the creation of jobs through vibrant local businesses

Key Community Project Elements & Goals

Central Appalachia Network (CAN)

Community Roots

Region Five Development Commission

Rural Development Initiatives (RDI)

Communities Unlimited

+ Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) in Year 2

Value Chain Economic Development PlanningTechnical Assistance

3 regions, tribes or

communities served per hub each program

year + additional in

Year 2 by MAP

(~40 total)

Central Appalachia Network (CAN)

Community Roots

Region Five Development Commission

Rural Development Initiatives (RDI)

Communities Unlimited

Value Chain Economic Development Plan Implementation TA

3 regions, tribes or

communities served per hub each program

(36 total)

• Projects in 25 states

Selected value chains

participate in National Learning

Summit in Year 2

Process & Next Steps

What does a successful application look like?

A successful application will demonstrate a strong rural focus, the capacity to participate in

planning and implementation of economic development strategies, robust and inclusive

partnerships, and an understanding of regional issues and assets.

Logistics

• One Page Letters of Interest can be emailed to USDA Rural Development Innovation Center RD.Innovation@osec.usda.gov by March 8, 2019. (Please note: A Letter of Interest is not a requirement to submit a complete application)

• Application and letters of support, please email one complete file to the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center with subject line “REDI Application” via RD.Innovation@osec.usda.gov By April 5, 2019.

The Process

• A scoring panel will match rural communities on a competitive basis.

• We know that the cooperators cannot assist everyone that applies.

• Assistance will be given at no cost. • Questions? Cooperators and Innovation Center

staff are available for questions and assistance. Their contact information can be found within the REDI application.

Email Address: rdinnovation@usda.gov

USDA Rural Development Innovation Center:Christine Sorensen, Email: Christine.Sorensen@wdc.usda.gov202-568-9832

Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI) · participatory and inclusive economic development...

Documents