Guidelines_how_to_conduct_a_Statewide_Coverage_analysis1.pptx

This is guidance documentation for conducting a statewide coverage analysis required by the APEX Program under the Department of Defense's Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms (CFDA 12.002). The guidance provides a four-step methodology for applicants to verify statewide coverage eligibility, which requires serving at least 50 percent of a state's counties and 75 percent of the state's labor force. Applicants must retrieve the most recent annual labor force data from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (available at www.bls.gov and http://data.bls.gov/pdq/querytool.jsp?survey=la), compare statewide data against county-level data, and document results in a prescribed format stating the number and percentage of counties served alongside the number and percentage of the state's labor force served. The documentation must be included with the funding application as verification of statewide coverage eligibility.

The guidance is presented as a PowerPoint presentation containing step-by-step instructions and a template statement for reporting analysis results. Funding limitations are referenced to the Notice of Funding Opportunity. This document applies to the APEX Accelerator-Option Period for Existing Award Recipients, a cooperative agreement opportunity for existing APEX Accelerators to maintain their operations serving large and small businesses, including newly started businesses, with procurement technical assistance. The FY27 performance and financial reporting templates are noted as to be distributed at a later date.