Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
CEDS Needs and issues inventory
UPDATE 6/17/11: The Central Oregon Needs and Issues Inventory has been approved by the COIC Board of Directors at their meeting on June 2, 2011:
Approved 2011 Needs and Issues Inventory
CEDS Needs and Issues process
The Needs and Issues purpose is to:
The Needs and Issues inventory will be used to promote high priority projects to leverage state and federal funding. Project proponents will have the opportunity to more persuasively demonstrate the value of their project to the region, and state and federal funders will be able to focus their resources on projects that are broadly supported within the region and ready to proceed.
COIC will use the inventory to direct the organization’s project development activities. COIC will engage state and federal funding agencies to review the inventory results, and will help facilitate connections between funders and project proponents. In some cases, COIC may provide direct grant writing and/or project development support to further a project.
Although the inventory process is complete, COIC will accept project concept. To download Needs and Issues Forms and Documents:
Needs and Issues Project Concept Form
Needs and Issues FAQ
2011 long range issues solicitation form
This aspect of the Needs and Issues inventory is an effort to identify and get ahead of large-scale issues that could negatively affect the region’s economy if unaddressed, and for which there is not a framework or lead agency in place to address the issue. The goal is to identify high priority issues, and to identify resources needed to address the issues.
“Issues” are broader in scope than a distinct “project” and tend to be significant regionally. Issues also tend to require some degree of ongoing collaboration among stakeholders and communities. Possible long-term issues might include items such as availability of drinking water, balancing land use allocations, “emerging economy” identification and preparation, leadership development, renewable energy development and distribution infrastructure, etc.
Click here to download the 2011 Long Range Issues solicitation form. Forms can be submitted at any time.
economic development district / Comprehensive strategy
COIC is designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) as the “Economic Development District” for Central Oregon. Within this role COIC is responsible for identifying priority economic development project needs within the region, articulating regional needs to the EDA, and assisting local governments in applying for grant funding through the EDA. EDA grant categories include: public works infrastructure, technical assistance, planning, and economic adjustment.
As an Economic Development District, COIC is also responsible for creating and maintaining a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The current CEDS was completed in 2007.
COIC is in the process of revising and expanding the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Central Oregon region. The strategy will focus primarily on the development of:
For more information on the Needs and Issues process or the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, contact:
Andrew Spreadborough, Aspreadborough@coic.org , (541) 504-3306
