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The following activities support the management initiatives. Funding of the resources necessary for the initiatives’ implementation is included in the Salary and Expenses funding for the individual agencies, but is not quantified at the initiative level.
MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE 1: Community Capacity Building.
Rural Development will provide information, technical assistance, and, when appropriate, leadership to rural areas, rural communities and cooperatives to give their leaders the capacity to design and carry out their own rural development initiatives.
Program Activities: All
Funding and FTE's: All funds are appropriated and are included under the program goals.
PERFORMANCE GOALS | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
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Increase the capacity of rural | ||||
Rural communities that apply | NA | 612 | 400 | 400 |
Partnerships built that |
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| 235 | 235 |
Create or save jobs in EZ/EC | NA | 2,288 jobs | 1,000 jobs | 1,000 jobs |
Maximize resources available | ||||
Ratio of non-EZ/EC grants to | NA | 8.4:1 | 7:1 or greater | 7:1 or greater |
Discussion of Performance Goals: This management initiative supports USDA Goal I --- "Expand economic and trade opportunities for agricultural producers and other rural residents."
The community development performance goals indicate Rural Development's success in helping rural communities plan and implement effective community development programs. The EZ/EC, Centers of Excellence, Tribal colleges, and the various initiatives mentioned in the goals are Presidential, Secretarial, and other special initiatives designed to address unique needs of the region or population and reflect the mission area's desire to target its resources to the neediest communities. Since jobs are vital to any prospering community, the measurement of jobs created or saved through the community development initiatives is quite significant and meaningful. The final measure ties our community development efforts to the mission area's desire to maximize partnerships and the leveraging of funds.