Economic Development
Economic Development services include regional economic development coordination, revolving loan fund administration, community advocacy, strategic planning, impact analysis, community revitalization, infrastructure planning and client outreach.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is an overview of the federally designate Economic Development District (EDD) that is provided annually. This analysis examines examines economic trends by incorporating the most current data from state and federal sources. This data includes emerging industries, industrial, manufacturing and service infrastructure, labor force and income and population trends.
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) is a program that serves as gap financing to retain and expand small businesses un the Genesee/Finger Lakes Region. By providing gap financing, the G/FLRPC advocates for facilities and promotes collaborations that specifically assist small businesses, thus broadly enhancing the economic potential in the region. Relationship building, coordination and customer services are emphasized.
Technical Assistance is provided by G/FLRPC to support county and local economic development, planning and tourism initiatives on an as needed basis. Assistance is provided in the form of information, planning and grant writing support. Specific areas where such assistance is provided are as follows:
- Tourism promotion
- Market analysis and data for site selection purposes
- Education, community outreach, referrals and training/workshops
- Contact with federal funding agencies regarding project funding
- Marketing and managing Revolving Loan Fund
- Provide assistance with RLF loan applications
- Paperwork for discharging statement completion for former clients
- Identify
G/FLRPC reports as well as addressing questions about specific reports
- Main
Street Development support
- Feedback
on regional, county and municipal reports and presentations
- Grant
applications and proposals
- Assistance in identifying specific regional, county and municipal data sets for
projects, grant applications or site selection use
- Refer potential clients to other funding sources (County, RDC) and resources
(MAP, SBDC)
50
West Main Street, Suite 8107
Rochester, New York 14614
tel:
585.454.0190
fax: 585.454.0191
Last Modified: May 01, 2007