This EDA planning investment supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) in the region served by the river valley regional commission, which…

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $262,500 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to the River Valley Regional Commission to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a 16-county region in Georgia. The CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders in the region served by the River Valley Regional Commission to create an economic roadmap aimed at diversifying and strengthening the regional economy through January 2024. Specifically, the EDA funding will support the River Valley Regional Commission's work to coordinate the development and regular updates of a CEDS for Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Sumter, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster counties in Georgia.

This EDA planning investment supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) in the region served by the river valley regional commission, which comprises the counties of chattahoochee, clay, crisp, dooly, harris, macon, marion, muscogee, quitman, randolph, sumter, schley, stewart, talbot, taylor, and webster. The ceds process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.