THIS INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) IN THE TEXAS MIDDLE RIO GRANDE REGION WHICH IS SERVED BY THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. 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. THE REGION IS COMPRISED OF DIMMIT, EDWARDS, KINNEY, LA SALLE, MAVERICK, REAL, UVALDE, VAL VERDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES, TEXAS WHERE EACH WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TOWARD LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.