Community Economic Development Grantee Training Needs Assessment
Welcome to the annual Community Economic Development (CED) Grantee Training Needs Assessment!
This is your opportunity to provide input on upcoming grantee training and technical assistance opportunities. This needs assessment should take you approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
We will use the answers you provide to help shape the content of our annual grantee conference and virtual training opportunities and identify training and technical assistance topics most relevant to you as a CED grantee.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: [email protected].
Please provide us with your information:
Name:
Title:
Organization:
CED Grant Number(s):
Email:
What sector(s) does your CED project address? (select all that apply)
Business incubator
Healthy food (i.e., elimination of a food desert, healthy food retail, urban agriculture, etc.)
Manufacturing
Micro-lending/revolving loan
Real estate
Retail
Services (i.e. child care, home health care, etc.)
Social Enterprise
Other (please specify):
Have you participated in or accessed any of the following training opportunities/resources for CED grantees? (select all that apply)
Grantee Conference
Live webinars
Pre-recorded training videos/presentations
Grantee conference call (i.e., a call focused on a specific topic or type of project)
Guidance documents/tools/resources (i.e., written information that can be accessed as needed)
What are your primary goals or expectations for a grantee conference, webinar, or training? (select all that apply)
Obtain information
Develop skills
Advance expertise
Identify grants and resources for sustaining projects
Network with presenters and grantees
Other (please specify):
Which training format(s) do you prefer? (select up to 2)
CED Grantee Conference
Live webinars
Pre-recorded training videos/presentations
Grantee conference call (i.e., a call focused on a specific topic or type of project)
Guidance documents/tools/resources (i.e., written information that can be accessed as needed)
Other (please specify):
How interested are you in seeing the following grants management topics addressed as part of our annual conference or other training opportunities to help you successfully implement your grant?
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Grants management, policies, procedures, and resources |
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Rules and regulations |
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Payment management information |
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Reporting and documentation requirements |
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Managing federal interest |
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How interested are you in seeing the following program design topics and skills addressed as part of our annual conference or other training opportunities to help you successfully implement your grant?
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Managing a business plan |
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Market analysis |
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Program sustainability |
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Project evaluation |
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Recruiting low-income participants |
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Social enterprise projects |
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Sustaining jobs created |
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Board training/capacity building |
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How interested are you in seeing the following partnership and collaboration topics addressed as part of our annual conference or other training opportunities to help you successfully implement your grant?
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Arranging and financing partnership/collaboration |
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Business, industry, and economic development |
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Identifying additional financing |
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Infrastructure and green building |
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Federal and private foundation economic development |
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Working with businesses |
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Working with financial institutions |
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Working with public officials/agencies |
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Working with State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) offices |
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How interested are you in seeing the following community development topics addressed as part of our annual conference or as part of other training opportunities to help you successfully implement your grant?
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Healthy food |
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Health disparities |
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Rural community development |
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Green jobs |
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Social justice |
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Services (i.e. child care, home health care, etc.) |
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Retail |
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Business incubation |
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Manufacturing |
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Micro-lending/revolving loan |
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Real estate |
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Financial literacy and asset accumulation for clients |
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Wraparound support services |
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Addressing substance abuse issues |
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Which of the following communities are you most interested in learning how to work with and address the needs of? (select up to 3)
Low-income individuals
TANF Recipients
Child Support Enforcement Clients
Immigrants
Refugees
Native-American communities
Formerly incarcerated individuals
Individuals with disabilities
Homeless individuals
Other (please specify):
Are there any promising practices about your project that you would like to share with other grantees? For example: evaluation tools, systems for tracking low-income participants, managing grant funds, internal guidance, etc. Please describe the promising practice, reference any resources used to implement the practice, and explain how the practice impacted the project.
Are there any keynote or substantive speakers you would like to recommend and if so, why? Please provide the individual's contact information, if available.
Are there any training resources, including online resources, that you have found or used that you believe to be particularly helpful and that you would like other CED grantees to know about? If so, please list them here.
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