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Launching the pla.orm for enhancing the effec4veness and efficiency of federal spending on states, regions, and communi4es for job growth, compe44veness, and ci4zencentric response The Center for State and Local Government Excellence The Consor7um and Alliance Partners January 2010

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Launching  the  pla.orm  for  enhancing  the  effec4veness  and  efficiency  of  federal  spending  on  states,  regions,  and  communi4es  for  job  growth,  compe44veness,  and  ci4zen-­‐centric  response  

The  Center  for  State  and  Local  Government  Excellence  

The  Consor7um  and  Alliance  Partners  

January  2010  

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•  Federal,  state,  and  local  governments  have  limited  dollars  to  spend  –  and  need  beBer  trend  data  to  improve  forecas4ng  and  investment  decisions  

•  What  works  to  s4mulate  economic  growth  in  one  region  or  one  sector  can  vary  in  another  region  –  therefore  examine  differences,  challenges,  and  commonali4es  

•  Too  oGen  decision  makers  are  behind  the  curve;  beBer  metrics  and  analysis  are  needed  to  see  a  full-­‐vision  of  the  resource  alloca4on  previous  and  current  trends  leading  to  beBer  informed  changes  in  direc4on  

•  Disaggrega4ng  informa4on,  data,  and  knowledge  to  1,200  geographies  provides  more  significant  assessment  of  impact  and  long-­‐term  growth  poten4al    

Why  The  Dashboard?  

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•  Not  compe44ve  with  Recovery.  Gov  nor  other  White  House  or  Congressional  ini4a4ves,  rather  complimentary  

•  Leverages  four  na4onal  associa4ons  and  their  networks  of  state,  county,  and  local  elected/appointed  officials  –  and  the  program  managers  in  charge  of  day-­‐to-­‐day  delivery  

•  Is  a  neutral,  independent  forum  supported  by    Senior  Advisors  with  cri4cal  experience  and  understanding  of  Na4onal  challenges  and  government  solu4ons  

•  Integrated  solu4on  of  50  million  records  on  grants,  contracts,  procurements,  and  spending  for  the  past  7  years  as  well  as  ARRA  and  future  programs  

•  Coordinated  engagement,  communica4ons  and  feedback  among  5,000  jurisdic4ons,  ins4tu4ons  and  organiza4ons  to  test  the  data  beyond  the  hypothe4cal  with  real-­‐world  experience  

What  Makes  This  Different  from  Other  Efforts  ?  

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•  Because  of  the  Economic  Advisors  and  Subject  MaBer  Experts,  the  Dashboard  establishes  more  precise  and  accurate  spending  es4mates  on  industry  sectors,  ac4vi4es,  job  crea4on  and  non-­‐labor  categories  of  spending  (healthcare,  etc.)  using  intelligent  language  analysis.  

•  With  regional  modeling,  es4mates  what  the  cost  per  job  and  the  local  addi4on  to  value  in  each  category  of  jobs  (the  sales  less  labor  and  materials  costs).  

•  Provides  a  way  to  compare  the  contribu4on  of  jobs  to  the  local  economy  and  the  cost  of  jobs  in  different  locali4es.  These  metrics  can  be  compared  to  tradi4onal  employment  sta4s4cs  (number  of  jobs  by  industry,  average  wage  levels)  to  compare  trends  in  the  local  economy  and  across  locali4es.    

Dashboard  Establishes  Local  Metrics…  

…by  Tracking  What  is  Spent  Locally  Using  Federal,  State,  and  Regional  Resources    

•  Leveraging  several  technical  tools  and  sources,  conduct    the  analysis  to  see  what  investment  stays  in  the  local  economy  (e.g.,  buses  may  be  purchased  outside  of  the  local  community)  

•  See  how  the  differences  in  where  federal  investments  are  made  and  the  sectors  that  experience  the  most  job  growth  

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•  Discover  trends,  paBerns,  anomalies  and  rela4onships  in  all  data  (text  and  codes)  enabling  robust  predic4ve  analy4cs  

•  Allows  blend  of  text  and  codes  to  be  built  up  and  shared  like  Lego  Blocks  to  enable  various  agencies  to  run  against  their  own  data  

•  Puts  the  analysts  and  SMEs  in  control  of  analysis  and  thus  creates  flexible  structure  from  chaos  

•  The  tool  can  track  the  lag  4me  between  the  4me  of  grant  announcement  to  the  date  that  it  is  spent  locally  

•  Analy4cs  can  spotlight  agencies  or  regions  that  are  more  efficient  in  geeng  projects  moving  

•  Descrip4ve  and  predic4ve  capabili4es  can  inform  what  actual  savings  are  achieved  

Predic7ve  Modeling  

What’s  Working  or  Not?  

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The  Tools  for  End-­‐Users  

The  Dashboard  has  been  designed  to  provide  the  greatest  breadth  of  end-­‐user  experience.  To  ensure  that  first-­‐4me  users  as  well  as  those  returning  to  the  Dashboard  can  easily  move  throughout  the  data-­‐sets,  informa4on  sources,  and  repor4ng  func4onali4es.    

End-­‐users  have  several  pathways  to  select  to  obtain  their  answers.  Star4ng  from  selec4ng  their  state,  county,  or  other  jurisdic4on  will  begin  the  process  of  selec4ng  further  the  customized  models,  scenarios  and  examples.    

End-­‐users  will  not  have  access  directly  to  the  raw-­‐data  sets,  but  will  have  a  broad  range  of  op4ons  (nearly  35+)  on  which  to  select  for  historical,  current  and  future  report  crea4on.  And  end-­‐users  along  with  the  Center/Consor4um  stakeholders  are  welcome  to  suggest  new  metrics  and  measures.  

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Geeng  Started  

Dashboard  end-­‐users  are  directed  to  the  Mapping  func4onality  as  a  jump-­‐start  to  their  experience  online.  On  the  Mapping  page,  the  en4re  range  of  exploring  the  data,  reports,  and  materials  comes  to  life.    

In  this  instance  and  for  purpose  of  demonstra4on,  we  have  highlighted  Greater  St.  Louis  and  Greater  Toledo  –  two  different  and  unique  economies  and  geographies  facing  economic  challenges  and  recovery  from  divergent  perspec4ves.  For  example,  St.  Louis  with  its  emphasis  on  plant  life  sciences  versus  Toledo’s  automo4ve  and  advanced  materials  emphasis.    

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Four  op4ons  start  the  process  –  the  first  is  around  historical  and  current  obligated  Federal  grants  and  contracts  from  600+  programs  and  gives  the  End-­‐User  a  baseline  on  which  to  define  how  much  funding  has  come  to  their  community,  from  which  agencies  and  sub-­‐agency  programs,  for  what  purposes,  and  who  received  the  dollars.    

Other  op4ons  take  End-­‐Users  to  Employment,  Impact  Modeling,  and  the  Scenarios’  pages  and  repor4ng  func4ons.    

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Drilling  into  the  Data  

The  Dashboard  data  is  organized  into  three  (3)  sources  –  ARRA  in  later  2008/2009  and  now  2010,  Federal  Obliga4ons  of  non-­‐ARRA  for  the  past  7  years  and  going  forward,  and  then  Local  Spending  (Procurement  and  Contrac4ng)  both  non-­‐ARRA  and  ARRA  related  for  the  past  7  years.    

Note  that  each  diagram  has  a  legend  detailing  what  an  End-­‐User  should  take-­‐away  from  the  informa4on  and  the  report.    

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Drill-­‐Down  Data  Knowledge  

By  clicking  onto  a  slice  of  the  previous  pie  chart,  an  End-­‐User  will  be  taken  to  addi4onal  charts  detailing  a  number  of  new  elements  of  knowledge.  In  this  instance,  we  are  looking  at  every  source  of  Transporta4on  and  Infrastructure  coming  into  Toledo  under  the  2009  ARRA  dollars.  It  is  informa4ve  that  transporta4on  and  infrastructure  dollars  can  come  from  several  agencies  that  are  not  oGen  considered  resources  to  a  community,  nor  are  recognized  for  the  role  in  equipment,  facili4es,  and  broadband  related  federal  investments.    

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Under  the  Employment  Tab  

End-­‐Users  have  access  to  a  host  of  new  informa4on  on  this  page  and  the  subsequent  data  reports.    

On  this  page,  End-­‐Users  can  see  a  variety  of  themes  in  the  right  hand  column  on  which  to  create  their  reports  –  select  a  year,  select  Transporta4on/  Infrastructure  or  other  theme,  select  variables.    

In  selec4ng  the  geography  –  the  reports  will  drill-­‐down  to  Coun4es,  Congressional  Districts,  COGs-­‐MPOs,  and  Ci4es.    

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Under  the  employment  op7on,  we  have  modeled  using  REMI,  the  effec7ve  job  crea7on  from  2009  grant  and  contract  investments  in  Federal/Non-­‐ARRA,  ARRA,  and  Local  Procurement.  This  side-­‐by-­‐side  comparison  details  that  compara7ve  analysis  available  throughout  the  Dashboard.    

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By  selec4ng  the  addi4onal  op4ons,  End-­‐Users  can  drill-­‐down  even  further  to  more  data  across  program  or  clusters,  across  several  years,  and  across  job/  employment  related  ac4vi4es  based  on  those  grant  and  contract  programs.    

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Under  Impact  Analysis,  the  End-­‐User  has  op7ons  to  review  various  modeled  outcomes  from  obligated  and  spent  dollars.  One  of  the  unique  aspects  of  the  Dashboard  is  to  see  where  impacts  might  occur  along  the  flow-­‐of-­‐funds  –  and  which  types  of  projects  have  different  impacts  because  of  program  design.  For  instance,  repairing  a  bridge  versus  a  replacement  bridge  requiring  an  environmental  impact  study  before  any  concrete  or  rebar  is  purchased.    

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By  selec7ng  the  Impact  Analysis,  the  End-­‐User  can  visually  see  the  various  model  results  on  job  crea7on,  sectors,  and  sources  of  funding  by  sub-­‐category.  Again  predic7ve  and  comparable  analy7cs  suggests  unique  findings:  how  much  funding  and  employment  is  staying  in  the  region  versus  leaving  to  have  impacts  in  other  locali7es.    

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Federal  funding  in  2009  impacted  beyond  the  direct  employment  in    construc7on.  Other  sectors  and  jobs  were  created  indirectly  in  state  and  local  government,  retail  trade,  and  professional  services  in  Toledo.  This  direct  and  indirect  data  drill-­‐down  signals  broader  implica7ons  –  are  these  high  wage,  sustainable  jobs?    

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The  value  for  the  End-­‐User  from  the  Dashboard’s  myriad  data,  func7onality,  and  perspec7ve  capabili7es  is  to  assist  with  alignment  and  coordina7on  ques7ons  among  federal,  state,  and  local  interests  so  as  to  ensure  effec7ve  use  of  funds.  Here  local  spending  is  strongly  impac7ng  Energy  whereas  ARRA  and  Non-­‐ARRA  dollars  impacted  Infrastructure  and  Health  Care.  

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Scenario  Seeng  for  Transforming  Economies,  Geographies  and  Ci4zens  

The  following  graphics  represent  the  “insigh`ul”  elements  of  the  Dashboard  through  the  iden7fica7on  of  unique  and  powerful  datasets  solving  challenges  among  federal,  state  and  local  interests.    

In  addi7on,  the  Scenarios  sec7on  fosters  more  discussion  about  the  impact  of  coordina7on,  alignment,  and  integra7on  of  funding  programs,  metrics,  desired  outcomes.  Star7ng  again  with  the  geography  or  going  directly  to  the  Scenario  sec7on,  the  reports  easily  impress  End-­‐Users  on  debate,  discussion  and  policy  recommenda7ons.    

These  Scenario  examples  bring  together  many  disparate  pieces  of  data  and  knowledge  to  tell  a  story  about  the  impacts  of  spending,  investment,  and  collec7ve  resource  alloca7on.    

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Flow  of  Funds  Lag-­‐Time:  what  is  the  7me-­‐gap  between  an  announcement  by  a  Federal  agency  and  the  actual  spending  impact  at  the  local  procurement  levels?  Why  do  we  not  see  job  crea7on  or  new  company  forma7on  faster  with  some  programs  or  even  loca7ons  as  compared  to  other  similar  communi7es  and  regions?  These  types  of  Scenarios  go  beyond  number  coun7ng  and  towards  raising  issues  requiring  aben7on  immediately  if  metrics  and  impacts  are  to  improve.    

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Na4onal,  Regional,  and  Local  Scenario  Outcomes  for  Lag-­‐Time  Challenges  

By  assessing  and  analyzing  several  areas  of  spending  from  ARRA  and  non-­‐ARRA  grants  and  contracts  –  based  on  allocated,  adver7sed,  and  awarded  programs    –  into  communi7es  across  the  Na7on,  one  can  see  the  effect  those  dollars  have  had  on  job  crea7on,  spending,  and  direct-­‐indirect  impacts  for  a  set  period  of  7me.    

The  gap  in  7me  indicates  that  various  programs  can  take  months  –  and  worse  years  –  to  restart  economic  growth.    

The  Center  and  the  Consor7um  will  work  with  leaders  across  the  Na7on  to  capture  even  more  robust  local  informa7on  on  lag-­‐7mes,  public  policies  that  could  be  improved  to  reduce  such  lag-­‐7mes,  and  where  places  in  the  Na7on  have  found  immediate  solu7ons  for  conver7ng  grants  and  contracts  into  payroll  checks  and  purchasing.    

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Bang  for  the  Buck:  End-­‐users  want  to  know  that  the  ARRA  and  non-­‐ARRA  spending  is  crea7ng  bang  for  the  buck  in  job  crea7on  –  and  in  which  sectors  the  cost  per  job  created  can  be  benchmarked  against  average  wage,  against  other  types  of  jobs,  and  against  the  long-­‐term  value  or  benefit  for  economic  growth.  The  Dashboard  includes  data  that  is  modeled  and  assessed  to  produce  snapshots  of  which  jobs  have  greatest  benefit  versus  those  that  might  not  produce  a  strong  local  product  or  por`olio.    

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Na4onal-­‐Regional  Innova4on  Index:  Under  the  Scenario  op7on,  end-­‐users  will  have  an  opportunity  to  explore  how  their  community  par7cipates  in  the  engines  of  economic  innova7on  –  and  thus  how  to  leverage  several  resources,  assets,  and  infrastructure  to  spark  new  products  and  services  for  future  growth.    

With  increased  budgets  for  the  Na7onal  Science  Founda7on,  the  Na7onal  Ins7tutes  of  Health,  Departments  of  Energy  and  Defense  on  everything  from  advanced  materials  to  alterna7ve  energy  –  among  other  examples  –  the  Na7on  con7nues  to  seek  specific  results  for  new  knowledge,  intellectual  property  and  ul7mately  jobs  from  academic,  industry,  and  entrepreneurial  pathways.    

The  findings  of  the  Innova7on  Index  indicate  the  next  genera7on  of  employment,  revenues,  and  industry  for  community  public  and  private  sector  leaders.    

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Ensuring  the  Workforce  &  Talent  Supply  Chain:  Leveraging  its  REMI  modeling  by  linking  job  crea7on  output  with  Monster.com’s  extensive  datasets  on  local  job-­‐seekers,  The  Dashboard  provides  analysis  of  the  workforce  and  talent  supply  chain  to  define  near-­‐term  gaps  and  long-­‐term  capability  to  sustain  growth  at  state,  county,  and  regional  levels.  A  mismatch  in  the  supply  chain  defines  the  need  to  align  educa7on  and  training  to  meet  demand.    

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Sparking  Learning  and  Leading  Through  the  Online  Dashboard  Community  

The  Dashboard  is  organized  to  assist  End-­‐Users  in  Learning  at  a  more  robust  level  what  is  or  is  not  happening  in  their  communi7es  based  on  public  and  private  sector  investments.  The  data  tools  and  func7onality  on  the  data,  knowledge-­‐side  of  the  Dashboard  is  flexible  for  mul7ple  interests  and  experiences  to  share  their  own  findings,  ideas  and  to  ask  vital  ques7ons  to  thousands  of  other  interested  par7es.  

Where  the  Dashboard  becomes  a  necessary  pla`orm  for  Leading  is  through  the  “Community”  page  and  its  Knowledge  Portal,  Calendar  and  Events,  and  on-­‐going  hosted  blogs  for  connec7ng  5,000  jurisdic7ons,  ins7tu7ons,  organiza7ons  for  improving  the  Na7on’s  results  in  economic,  compe77veness,  and  ci7zen-­‐centric  metrics.    

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End-­‐Users  are  never  lef  to  fumble  through  the  Dashboard  –  and  therefore  the  Center,  Consor7um  and  Technical  Team  have  designed  forums,  training  webinars,  reports,  and  other  informa7on  sources  to  minimize  fear  of  u7liza7on,  stretching  the  value  of  the  resources,  and  to  constantly  make  the  case  for  the  return  on  invested  7me  in  the  Dashboard  products  and  services.    

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Art  of  the  Possible:  

•   Disaggregated  1,200  jurisdic4ons  rolled-­‐up  to  regional  and  na4onal  perspec4ves  

•   Forecast  Future  Impact  of  New  Dollars  against  Historical  and  Current  ‘Bang  for  The  Buck”  Scenarios  –  addi4onal  DOT/Infrastructure  Investment,  Small  Business  and  Entrepreneurial  Programs,  Health-­‐Care  Ini4a4ves,  etc.    

•   Intelligent  Resource  Alloca4on  Assessments  –  Coordina4on  of  Federal-­‐State-­‐Local  Public  AND  Private  Dollars  –  where  reduc4ons  in  one  investment  source  leverage  other  sources  

•   Cost  Per  Job  Crea4on  Accuracy  Check  –  Labor  vs.  Equipment/Materials  (Direct  and  Indirect)    

•   Revenue  AND  Spending  Rela4onships  in  Cri4cal  Areas  of  Economic  Compe44veness  

•   Other  Op4ons  and  Needs?  

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For  addi4onal  background,  discussion,  and  a  live  demonstra4on  of  The  Na4onal  Dashboard,  please  contact:  

Ms.  Elizabeth  Kellar  Center  for  State  and  Local  Government  Excellence  l  777  N.  Capitol  Street  NE  l  Suite  500  l  Washington  DC  20002    202  682  6100  l  Fax  202  962  3604  l  [email protected]    

Mr.  Richard  Seline  Na7onal  Regional  Data  Consor7um  LLC  1250  24th  Street  NW  l  Suite  300  l  Washington  DC  20037  202  466  0566  l  rseline@data-­‐consor7um.com