ECVEDD Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) A CEDS is a strategy-driven, regionally-developed roadmap for economic development, with the ultimate goal being a stronger regional economy. The CEDS process provides the opportunity for individuals, organizations, local governments, educational institutions, and private industry to engage in a meaningful conversation about what economic development efforts would best serve the region. While the most critical function of the CEDS is to provide an economic development framework, it also serves as a required vehicle through which some federal agencies (especially the EDA) evaluate requests for grant assistance. An EDA-approved CEDS is required for entities in the region to be eligible for EDA funding. The ECVEDD’s CEDS is revised every 5 years. The Board is currently accepting public comments on the draft 2025-2030 CEDS plan, linked below. Hardcopies of the draft plan are available upon request. All questions and comments about the draft plan must be emailed to Sarah Wraight at [email protected] by Monday, May 19th at 5PM. Draft 2025-2030 ECVEDD CEDS Plan (PDF) – 12.5 MB 2020-2025 ECVEDD CEDS Plan (PDF) – 14.5 MB (adopted by ECVEDD Board June 26, 2020) ECVEDD Annual Reports
