This performance indicator measures the sum of private investment leveraged, by communities and regions, attributable to the EDA grant to support entrepreneurship.

Eleven EDA funded TAACs work with U.S. firms and industries that have been adversely impacted as a result of increased imports of similar or competitive goods to identify specific actions to improve each firm’s competitive position in world markets. “Taking action as a result of the assistance facilitated” means to implement an aspect of the Trade Adjustment Assistance provided by the TAAC. The TAACs provide three main types of assistance: help in preparing petitions for certification, analysis of the firm’s strengths and weaknesses and development of an adjustment proposal, and in depth assistance for implementation of the recovery strategy as set forth in the adjustment proposal.

This measure is a follow up to the previous measure: "Percentage of University Center (UC) clients taking action as a result of the assistance facilitated by the UC." This measure determines if the assistance provided by the UC is market based and results in desired outcomes. UCs develop client profiles and report to EDA, which will evaluate and verify the performance of each UC once every three years.

This performance indicator measures the sum of private investment leveraged, by communities and regions, attributable to the EDA grant to support entrepreneurship.

This performance indicator measures the estimated number of jobs created and retained, by communities and regions, attributable to the EDA grant to support entrepreneurship

This performance indicator measures the estimated sum of private investment leveraged, by communities and regions, attributable to the EDA investment in/to underserved communities and populations.

Funding drives much of the discussion around what an organization can achieve. Measuring the impacts of EDA grants on grantees’ and clients’ abilities to gain additional funding is a strong indicator of grant success. This KPI reflects on the amount of financing and investment deals EDA's grantees and their clients obtained as a result of the grant and its provided services.

This performance indicator measures the estimated sum of private investment leveraged, by communities and regions, attributable to the EDA investment made to support the travel and tourism sector.