THE EDA INVESTMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE CAPITAL REGION OF TEXAS WHICH COMPRISES BASTROP, BLANCO, BURNET, CALDWELL, FAYETTE, HAYS, LEE, LLANO, TRAVIS, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. THESE EFFORTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) WHICH 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.