FY 2021 - 2023 Economic Development RNTA

Scores listed: 100 points (the notice's total wasn't found; check it).

1. Cross Collaboration with other EDA and/or RNTA Partners Organizational or Applicant Capacity and Personnel (15 points)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 22): Ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed work and achieve success based on the education, experience, and professional accomplishments of each organization and all key personnel; • Qualified personnel that, as a group, demonstrate project management expertise, as well as demonstrated success in all aspects of the scope of work; • Quality of the partnerships and extent of partnership commitments; • Appropriateness, quality, and availability of any facilities, materials and resources to be used in implementing the proposed plan; and • Verifiable quality of past performance on similar projects; applicants may be asked to provide references to substantiate this information. R&E specific-criteria: Expertise of the applicant in the various subject matter necessary to implement research on performance measurement, metrics, and economic development and to deliver practical, sound…
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2. Strategic Approach (30 points)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 22): The extent to which the applicant describes how the proposed project fits within one or more of EDA’s Investment Priorities; and • The extent to which the applicant describes how the proposed project fits within one or more RNTA programmatic areas of emphasis (see R&E examples and NTA examples). R&E specific-criteria: • Extent to which the proposed project will provide a specific benefit to economic development practitioners; • Extent to which the proposed project is original and substantially contributes to the existing body of knowledge to support decisions made in economic development; • Demonstrates that the project will support, promote, and improve understanding of economic development research, policy, and implementation; and • Supports EDA’s mission to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing and supporting American…
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3. Feasibility of Budget and Financial Match (15 points)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 23): Strength of the proposed management plan to achieve the project goals and manage partner organizations and project staff; • Completeness of a proposed schedule and budget, including the extent to which appropriate targets, metrics, and milestones are clearly defined; • Strength of proposed financial match including documented commitments; • Identification of how Federal funds will be used and how financial match will be used; and • Strength of partnership collaboration and interest in the concept as demonstrated by willingness of partners to contribute resources (i.e., amount of match contributed, financial or otherwise).
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4. Feasibility of Deliverables and Timeline (15 points)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 23): Strength of the timeline to work toward key milestones and dates, measure progress toward well-defined targets, and the likelihood that metrics and milestones will be met;
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5. Sustainability, Scalability, and Dissemination (15 points)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 24): Demonstrated success in sharing knowledge with groups that do not directly participate in the project; • Demonstrated success in efficiently taking existing practices to scale within and after the period of the initial funding award; • Demonstrated success in developing recommendations for how the original funders of a project can utilize additional funding opportunities to maintain and expand project success; • Strength of proposed dissemination and outreach strategy; and • Clear plan for ensuring products/services produced by the project will remain available to the economic development community, and updated as necessary, without continued EDA financial support.
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6. Cross-Collaboration with other RNTA partners and grantees (10 points)
   What reviewers look for (notice p. 24): Proposed plan to work collaboratively, where feasible and practicable, with RNTA partners, stakeholders, and other grantees; and • Clear explanation of how the proposed project fits with, compliments, or adds to/strengthens previously funded projects under the RNTA portfolio and the broader national EDA “portfolio”.
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