The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) contributes to effective economic development in America’s communities and regions through a locally-based, regionally-driven economic development planning process. Economic development planning – as implemented through the CEDS – is not only a cornerstone of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) programs, but successfully serves as a means to engage community leaders, leverage the involvement of the private sector, and establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration. The CEDS provides the capacity-building foundation by which the public sector, working in conjunction with other economic actors (individuals, firms, industries), creates the environment for regional economic prosperity.
Simply put, a CEDS is a strategy-driven plan for regional economic development. A CEDS is the result of a regionally-owned planning process designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. It is a key component in establishing and maintaining a robust economic ecosystem by helping to build regional capacity (through hard and soft infrastructure) that contributes to individual, firm, and community success. The CEDS provides a vehicle for individuals, organizations, local governments, institutes of learning, and private industry to engage in a meaningful conversation and debate about what capacity building efforts would best serve economic development in the region. The CEDS should take into account and, where appropriate, integrate or leverage other regional planning efforts, including the use of other available federal funds, private sector resources, and state support which can advance a region’s CEDS goals and objectives. Regions must update their CEDS at least every five years to qualify for EDA assistance under its Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs.
The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission most recent CEDS was completed in 2019 and can be found below. The SEKRPC two most recent CEDS reports are available below, and all CEDS Reports by the SEKRPC are available upon request.
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The SEKRPC is required to submit an updated CEDS Report to the EDA every 5 years, with the exception of the report due in 2021. This report is to align the due date of the CEDS report with other Economic Development Districts. The SEKRPC CEDS report from 2021 is the most recent CEDS report that has been completed.
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Because of the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 Pandemic, SEKRPC has created the addendum available here. This addendum discusses the current needs of the region nd the level of which they were exacerbated by the pandemic.
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The SEKRPC is required to submit an updated CEDS Report to the EDA every 5 years. The SEKRPC CEDS report from 2019 is the most recent CEDS report that has been completed.
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The SEKRPC is required to submit an updated CEDS report to the EDA every 5 years. The 2014 SEKRPC CEDS report is available to view here.
