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AgPlus Partner Convening November 17, 2015 Sacramento, CA An Action Plan to boost food and beverage manufacturing in the Central Valley
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AgPlus Partner Convening
November 17, 2015
Sacramento, CA
An Action Plan to boost food and beverage manufacturing
in the Central Valley
What is IMCP (Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership)?• Major federal initiative to strengthen and accelerate
the growth of U.S. manufacturing• Collaboration of 11 federal agencies, coordinated by
the Economic Development Administration (EDA)• Designation granted to the Central Valley AgPlus
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Consortium by EDA in July 2015; one of 24 consortia nationally
• The Designation lasts for 2 years.
A Little More About Us…
• 4 Co-Lead organizations:• Office of Community and Economic Development, CSU Fresno (lead
Co-Applicant) – San Joaquin Valley• Valley Vision, a 501(c)3 - Sacramento Capital Region• Center for Economic Development, CSU Chico – North Sacramento
Valley• Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority – Central Sierra
• 27 Consortium members • 21 partner organizations
• More than 1,600 companies in the food and beverage manufacturing ecosystem in the 28-County Central Valley
• We are 1 of only 4 IMCP regions nationally that is focused on the food/beverage manufacturing industry
Our Region…
The Benefits of IMCP
• Coordinated support of eleven federal agencies that administer over $1 Billion in funding opportunities.
• Preferential funding consideration and programmatic support
• Information on new funding and policy initiatives from federal points of contact
Federal Agency Partners
• Departments of: Commerce, Agriculture, Defense, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Transportation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• National Science Foundation
• Small Business Administration
Implementation Plan
• Identifies 8 integrated strategies andproposed catalytic investments that address the 6 pillars of our manufacturing ecosystem, aligned with federal resources:
• Workforce Development• Supply Chain• Capital Access
• Infrastructure
• International Trade
• Innovation
The Eight StrategiesWorkforce Development
K-16 Food and Beverage Manufacturing Career Pathways
Community College-Industry Curriculum and Training Alignment
Supply ChainSupplier Mapping andMatch-Making
Capital AccessRegional Finance Fund
InfrastructureRural-Urban Connections Strategy (RUCS) Planning Tools
International TradeCentral Valley ExportTraining Program
InnovationCentral Valley AgPlus Research Partnership
Central Valley Innovation Hub (iHub) Network
The Strategies
• Identify Work Group Leads and Partners
• Have detailed activities with short term (0-2 years), mid-term (3-5 years) and long-term (5-10 years) actions
• Performance Measurement and Impact Evaluation Plan = key milestones and metrics
Governance Structure:AgPlus Executive Committee
• California State University, Fresno• California State University, Chico• Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority• Valley Vision• Secretary Karen Ross, California Department of Food and Agriculture
AgPlus Steering Committee• Executive Committee• Ecosystem Work Groups:
1. Workforce and Training2. Supplier Networks3. Research and Innovation4. Infrastructure/Site Development5. Trade and International Investment6. Operational Improvement and Capital Access
How the Process Works Six ecosystem workgroups: Review and advance the proposed strategies Identify additional/other strategies Help identify partners and craft regional
proposals/applications (as appropriate) Vet proposals coming from regional partners Recommend proposals/applications to Steering
Committee for designation
How the Process Works
Steering Committee, comprised of Workgroup leads and Executive Committee:Provides guidance and support to workgroupsVets recommended proposals and applications
from workgroupsRecommends proposals/applications for
designation, to Executive Committee
How the Process Works Executive Committee: Provides guidance and support to workgroups Convenes partners to develop competitive
proposals Engages federal agency partners, other IMCP
regions Determines eligible proposals/applications for
designation Coordinates/administers the project overall
Our Charge
• Work together to ensure that our region’s best proposals rise to the top and don’t compete against one another
• Collaborate to develop shared regional projects or pilot projects that could be brought to scale regionally
• Track and report on progress/outcomes
Branding/Communications
• Use of logo as an IMPC AgPlus partner, and national IMCP logo (in development)
• Communications/website
Resources• The full AgPlus IMCP strategy and one-page information sheet are available online
• www.cvagplus.org – project information, resources, events, contacts
• http://www.manufacturingcommunities.org/- updated federal funding opportunities, regional IMCP news
Contacts• Fresno State:
Karmjot Grewal, OCED Program Manager - [email protected]
• Valley Vision:Adrian Rehn, Project Associate - [email protected]
• Chico State:Michael Suplita, CED Associate Director – [email protected]
• Tuolumne County EDA:Larry Cope, TCEDA Executive Director - [email protected]
