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Research and Evaluation Program

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

11.312

Program objective

Through the R&E program, EDA supports the development of tools, recommendations, and resources that shape Federal economic development policies and inform economic development decision-making. R&E program investments provide critical, cutting-edge research and best practices to regional, state, and local practitioners in the economic development field, thereby enhancing understanding and implementation of economic development concepts throughout the country. EDA also regularly evaluates the impacts and outcomes of its various programs as a means of identifying policy and program modifications that will increase the Agency’s efficiency and effectiveness.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2024

    https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/research-and-national-technical-assistance/past-projects

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

13 CFR parts 300-302, 306.

  1. Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA). Effective date: 5/31/2018.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Federal
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Individual/Family
  • Interstate
  • Intrastate
  • Local
  • Major Metropolis (over 250,000)
  • Other Urban
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • Rural
  • State
  • Suburban
  • U.S. Territories

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