Methods and Responsibilities

Commitments to Track

1. 1.1 · Month 6Complete five county opportunity profiles and at least 25 structured employer/supplier interviews.
2. 1.2 · Month 12Select two supplier-development pilots using documented demand, workforce capacity, and infrastructure readiness.
3. 1.3 · Years 2–3Publish annual results for the pilots, including verified local purchasing, business expansion, and job quality.
4. 1.4 · Month 6Publish one shared referral directory and hold an accessible business clinic in each county.
5. 1.5 · Month 12Provide individualized assistance to at least 25 unique businesses, including succession and financing readiness.
6. 1.6 · Years 2–3Report 12-month business survival and verified financing or procurement outcomes for the assisted cohort.

Evidence of Benefit

Local supplier contracts and dollars retained; business expansions; jobs retained/created and associated wages Assisted-business survival; financing closed; contracts won; ownership transitions; jobs and wages

Baseline and Definition

Document pre-pilot supplier purchases and employment during months 1–6. Record operating status, employment, and assistance needs at intake; follow up at 6 and 12 months. Count unique firms; record contract value actually awarded, not expressions of interest. Attribute jobs only when verified by the participating business. Count each firm once per year. Separate applications from financing closed and referrals from completed assistance.

Responsible Record

Participating EDOs and businesses; SNMEDD consolidates

Commitments to Track

1. 2.1 · Month 6Convene three sector partnerships and document occupations, entry requirements, wages, and advancement routes.
2. 2.2 · Month 12Design two earn-and-learn pathways with employer participation and a childcare/transport referral protocol.
3. 2.3 · Within 12 months after cohort exitPublish completion, credential, employment, and earnings results for each participating cohort.

Evidence of Benefit

Credential attainment; employment in quarters 2 and 4 after exit; median earnings; advancement and retention

Baseline and Definition

Document the prior comparable cohort, or designate the first complete cohort as baseline. Use a consistent cohort denominator and WIOA-aligned definitions where applicable. Report participant counts and follow-up coverage; suppress small identifiable groups.

Responsible Record

EAWDB and participating training providers

Commitments to Track

1. 3.1 · Month 6Build one regional register of priority infrastructure projects covering all five counties; invite Tribe-directed entries.
2. 3.2 · Month 12Complete at least five project-readiness assessments, including scope, cost basis, permits, match, operations, and funding fit.
3. 3.3 · Month 24Advance at least three screened projects to a documented funding application or final design milestone.

Evidence of Benefit

Households and businesses gaining reliable service; reduced outage duration; private investment enabled

Baseline and Definition

Record existing service levels and outages with each utility or sponsor before design. Report service gains only after commissioning. Record funded, designed, and operational stages separately; identify the source of any investment attribution.

Responsible Record

Project sponsors and utilities; SNMEDD maintains the register

Commitments to Track

1. 4.1 · Month 9Complete five county housing-action briefs using the 2026 state housing strategy and local evidence.
2. 4.2 · Month 18Advance two locally sponsored housing or rehabilitation pilots through feasibility, site, infrastructure, and funding screening.
3. 4.3 · Years 2–3Publish annual housing delivery and affordability results for the pilot areas.

Evidence of Benefit

Homes completed or rehabilitated; occupancy; household cost burden; access to childcare and services

Baseline and Definition

Record existing units, vacancy, costs, and relevant ACS cost-burden estimates before intervention. Count completed usable homes, avoid double-counting rehabilitation and new construction, and state the income/affordability definition used.

Responsible Record

Housing sponsors and local permit offices

Commitments to Track

1. 5.1 · First 90 daysAgree on a common project-intake template and invite all five counties and Tribe-directed participation.
2. 5.2 · Month 6Establish one regional project pipeline and complete an initial readiness review for each participating project.
3. 5.3 · Quarterly; first annual summary by Month 12Hold quarterly partner reviews and publish one annual summary of milestones, barriers, and verified funding outcomes.

Evidence of Benefit

Projects advancing readiness stages; time to resolve delivery barriers; verified awards; participating sponsors receiving useful assistance

Baseline and Definition

Document project stage, barriers, sponsor, and next milestone at intake. Count each project once with a stable identifier. Separate applications, awards, expenditures, and completed projects. Sponsor updates establish status; meeting attendance alone is not a delivery outcome.

Responsible Record

Local project sponsors validate entries; SNMEDD consolidates reporting

Commitments to Track

1. 6.1 · First 90 daysInvite all five counties and Tribe-directed participation; agree on contacts, backup roles, and information-sharing protocols.
2. 6.2 · Month 12Complete five county exposure profiles and one regional economic-recovery exercise.
3. 6.3 · After an incidentIssue an aggregate needs summary within 10 business days of agreed activation, where access permits; follow recovery at 30, 90, and 180 days.

Evidence of Benefit

Business reopening and closure duration; restoration of essential economic services; completion of corrective actions

Baseline and Definition

Record operating conditions before an event; use first exercise and activation records to establish readiness benchmarks. Measure recovery among consenting affected businesses and state survey coverage. Changes in regional employment are context, not proof of program impact.

Responsible Record

SNMEDD, participating emergency managers, and business networks